TNAG-1665-FCO40-2314-Hong-Kong-employment-issues-and-ordinances-foreign-domestic-1987 — Page 155

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FROM HKD:

TODAY'S TELECON (LEE LAP-SUN/ARKWRIGHT): PRIORITY PQS ON FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS AND THE GREEN PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

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WE HAVE TODAY SUBMITTED DRAFT REPLIES TO THREE PRIORITY PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS TABLED BY DR JOHN MAREK. TWO CONCERNED FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS IN HONG KONG AND THESE REPLIES WE CLEARED WITH YOU BY PHONE THIS MORNING (TELECON UNDER REF).

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THE QUESTION ON THE GREEN PAPER WAS AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL ENABLE ORAL

REPRESENTATIONS TO BE MADE BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN RESPONSE TO THE FORTHCOMING GREEN PAPER ON THE

DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORY. UNQUOTE.

DRAFT REPLY WAS ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:

BEGINS

QUOTE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ON 25 MARCH THAT AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY OFFICE WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO COLLECT, COLLATE AND REPORT ON THE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE GREEN PAPER WHICH IS SOON TO BE PUBLISHED IN HONG KONG. THE OFFICE'S TERMS OF REFERENCE REQUIRE IT TO INVITE AS WIDE A PUBLIC RESPONSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE ISSUES

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