Dear Sir
Peter,
6 COX'S PATH
KOWLOON
HONG KONG
1st March 1988
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of the
evening with to Hong Kong.
was rather
A s
us at
the taken which
It was kind of you to find time to spend an "Conservatives Abroad" during your recent visit former Chairman
say I association I must aback by the tenor and nature of the questioning you underwent, seemed inappropriate to me.
a s а
branch but rather
o f
the with
I always understood that the association,
with local politics party, was not unduly concerned members' interest
domestic in
representing expatriate politics,
dignitaries aspirations to the party and entertaining visiting party
branch has made these ends. It
that the Hong Kong departure, concerning itself with local politics here.
to
The
seems
now
S
a new
it surprised the faithful the Government' corner, which I think if I may say so. This episode may result mainly by longer term expatriates,
ones than domestic
questioning must have surprised you as much as me! You presumably came expecting a relaxed evening with but ended up having to defend you did exceptionally well, from the branch
more
here concerned with
The primarily
I un
now being local issues
here is bears only see what local confidence,
introducing direct elections for which Central Government secondary responsibility. On "betrayal", I personally cannot more Central Government
for responsibility
local matter,
could have done to
must people
bite the bullet
in any
and do
event.
which is as much China's responsibility
the local
preserve
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later about
Sooner something
to Westminster Those are however
generating their OWN confidence, rather than whingeing
about the future. ате about how apprehensive they my own personal views.
My main
purpose do that we
in
So,
nature
that
may
have been raised mention it during our
invitation
you may be
peculiarly a Hong Kong problem, so perhaps you can help.
writing is
however
in
response
to
your
if
to able
there
help with.
is
a
of matter
What I have
a
in
parliamentary mind i s
The matter
whilst you brief meeting.
were here but I did not have
time to
than others
there because
is
are less effectively
the
It is a fact that British nationals here
Consular British no represented
are dealt with by equivalent here. Passport renewals for example
i s becoming Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government, which
the needs
of with
British expatriates, and
conversant
Government especially given the "localisation" policy carried on by here, which I assume you know about!
less
less
This
is situation register to vote in U.K.
particularly
The elections.
if difficult
advertisements;
on
wants to
centrally
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