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Q1:

WE SET OUT BELOW THREE PQS AND OUR DRAFT REPLIES:

(ANDREW MACKAY MP) ASKING THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHEN HE

NEXT INTENDS TO VISIT HONG KONG TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE

COLONY. A1:

I AM IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG OVER ALL

ASPECTS OF THE TERRITORY'S FUTURE, BUT AT PRESENT I HAVE NO PLANS

TO VISIT HONG KONG.

Q2:

(MR RICHARD ALEXANDER MP) ASKING WHAT REPRESENTATIONS THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS RECEIVED FROM THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON

THE PROPOSED TIMETABLE FOR DIRECT ELECTIONS.

A2: 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. I HAVE RECEIVED NO REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG CONCERNING THIS TIMETABLE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF DIRECT ELECTIONS.

Q3:

(MR ALLEN MACKAY MP) ASKING WHAT REPRESENTATIONS THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS RECEIVED ON THE QUESTION OF TIMING OF DIRECT ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON 10 FEBRUARY.

A3: NONE.

2. THESE QUESTIONS ARE FOR ANSWER ON 2 ORAL QUESTIONS WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTARIES BY NOON ON 22 FEBRUARY. LATER, BUT WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY DESKBY 220900Z.

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