TNAG-1600-FCO40-2193-Hong-Kong-1987-Review-of-Representative-Government-1987 — Page 84

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Sent to No 10

12.1.1.20

(Initials/Date)

Serial no:1208

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

ADVICE

Head of HKD

Please submit :

a draft Answer & Background

FOR THE PRIME MINISTER to Parliamentary Unit

For

WRITTEN .18/12/87

before

Answer on

RESTRICTED 17/12/87 4PM

NOON

TEXT OF QUESTION : COVERING CONFIDENTI

SECRET

Party

La

PARRY, ROBERT (LIVERPOOL, RIVERSIDE) To ask the Prime Minister:

what reps she received from the recent delegation from Hong Kong concerning direct elections and the joint declaration; what response she has made ; and if she will make a statement.

to P/S

MR. EGGAR

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON

ASAP.

PQS ...REPLY(S)

for answer by the

PRIME MINISTER

ANSWER

ނ

I have received a letter from the recent delegation from Hong Kong. A reply will be sent in due course. I refer the hon. Member to the replies to the questions which he has addressed to the Secretary of

State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. My

copy to

Private Secretary

P

LORD GLENARTHUR

(Minister)

Parliamentary

Clerk

authorised

(Head of Dept)