TNAG-1719-FCO40-2399-Hong-Kong-1987-Review-of-Representative-Government-1988 — Page 123

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

Serial no:1638

For ORAL ANSWER on

2/3/88

Head of

HKD (15)

Please submit:·

a draft Answer & background

No✪ supplementary notes to Parliamentary Unit

Question no:35

before

22/2/88

NOON

TEXT OF QUESTION:

Party

MR RICHARD ALEXANDER (NEWARK) To ask the Secretary of State,

С

what reps he has received from the people of Hong Kong on the proposed time table for direct elections.

to P/S

LORD GLENARTHUR

(Minister)

for answer by

MP. EGGAR

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON 23 FEB 88

...PQS ... REPLY(S)

ANSWER

On 10 February the Hong Kong Government published their

White Paper announcing the decision to introduce 10

directly elected seats into the Legislative Council in

1991.

Nected I

have

I have since received no representations from the people of Hong Kong concerning this timetable.

copy to

Private Secretary

P/S

(Minister)

Parliamentary

Clerk

authorised

سلي

(Head of Dept)