TNAG-1837-FCO40-2612-House-of-Commons-Select-Committee-on-Foreign-Affairs-enquiry-1989 — Page 6

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'ORDER IN COUNCIL' THIS INDICATES THAT THE ISSUE IS ONE UNDER DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY OF UKG AND IS NOT WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE REMIT OF THE PARLIAMENTS.

6. THE MONITORING OF UKG BY THE PARLIAMENT IS AN INTERNAL MATTER FOR BRITISH. IT IS UNPRECEDENTED THAT THE OPERATION OF HKG NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY BRITISH MPS.

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7 A BRITISH ACADEMIC HAS SAID THAT THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SELECT COMMITTEE IS PUBLICITY. OF COURSE, PUBLICITY HAS OBJECTIVES AND DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES CAN GIVE RISE TO DIFFERENT EFFECTS.

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