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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS: HONG KONG AGREEMENT AND NEW GOVERNOR

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(A) MR ROGER SIMS, MP HAS TABLED THE FOLLOWING QUESTION

FOR ORAL ANSWER ON 18 FEBRUARY:

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHEN HE EXPECTS THE NEW GOVERNOR OF

HONG KONG TO TAKE UP HIS POST

(B) MR TIM YEO, MP HAS TABLED THE FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR

ORAL ANSWER ON 18 FEBRUARY:

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT

THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT FOR THE RETURN OF HONG KONG TO

CHINESE RULE IN 1997 IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT POLITICAL

EVENTS IN CHINA.

BOTH QUESTIONS WILL BE REACHED.

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WE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS:

(A) I EXPECT THAT SIR DAVID WILSON WILL TAKE UP HIS

DUTIES AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG IN EARLY APRIL.

(B) CHINESE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES HAVE MADE IT CLEAR

THAT CHINA'S POLICIES TOWARDS HONG KONG ARE UNAFFECTED BY

RECENT INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS. WE REMAIN CONFIDENT IN THE

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