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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

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Please submit :-

a draft Answer & Background

to Parliamentary Unit

For WRITTEN ANSWER on

18/12/87

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Serial no:1209

TEXT OF QUESTION :-

Party

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COVERING CONFIDENTI, L

SECRET

PARRY, ROBERT (LIVERPOOL, RIVERSIDE) To ask the Secretary of State/HMG:

if he will make it his policy to receive all members of representative delegations from Hong Kong on future

visits.

to P/S

MR. EGGAR

(Minister)

for approval by

1000

NOON 18 DEC 87

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...PQS... REPLY(S)

for answer

MR. SWEARY

(Minister)

ANSWER

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Ministerial Colleagues

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The reception of a delegation by Ministers of

Her Majesty's Government must be a matter for

consideration on a case by case basis in the light

of its composition and its purpose.

its

the

of the delegation

copy to

Private Secretary

PS LORD GLENARTHUR

(Minister)

Parliamentary

Clerk

authorised

(Head of Dept)