TNAG-1574-FCO40-2147-Housing-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 14

RECE

INDL

324/1

*18*NOW. 1886

EGISTRY Action Taken

утой

6/12

J

OCMIAN 2817

RESTRICTED

DD 30010OZ HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

291700Z OCT

GRS 160

RESTRICTED

FM FCO

TO DESKBY 300100Z HONG KONG

TELNO 2426

OF 29170OZ OCTOBER 86

AND TO DESKBY 3001002 PEKING

RESTRICTED

TOP COPY O DIST 7

72817

. 1

PQ: HEUNG YEE KUK AFTER 1997

1.

MR PARRY HAS TABLED A PQ FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON 4 NOVEMBER, TO ASK QUOTE WHAT WILL BE THE ROLE OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, HONG KONG, AFTER 1997, AND IF HE WILL

MAKE A STATEMENT. UNQUOTE.

2.

WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DRAFT ANSWER: QUOTE THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG PROVIDES THAT THE LAWS PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE IN HONG KONG SHALL BE MAINTAINED, AND THAT THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT

SHALL PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INHABITANTS OF

THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION ACCORDING TO LAW.

THEREFORE SEE NO REASON WHY THE HEUNG YEE KUK SHOULD NOT CONTINUE AFTER 1997 TO PLAY ESSENTIALLY THE SAME ROLE THAT IT PLAYS NOW.

UNQUOTE.

3.

GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS DESKBY 301000Z.

I

HOWE

OCMIAN 2817

LIMITED

HKD

MR WILSON

1

RESTRICTED