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TRANSCRIPT H: SELECT COMMITTEE RE BONG KONG 24 MAY 1989

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TRANSCRIPT OF MEETING OF

SELECT COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ON WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 1989

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TRANSCRIPT H (CONTINUED FROM TRANSCRIPT G)

CHAIRMAN:

Velcome! Thank you and your Colleagues for sparing

time to be with us this afternoon and to help us in our

currant studies into the situation in Hong Kong and

particularly into the nationality issue" so-called which,

was raised very frequently with this Committee

of course,

during its recent visit to the Territory.

I think we are particularly glad, if I may strike a

personal note, that we are able to have your advice and

expertise because, of course, in a previous incarnation as

Kinister of State at the Foreign Office, you were able to

deal with some of the complexities of this issue with

great skill and at first hand and therefore you are

uniquely placed in being able to assist us.

I wonder if, for the purpose of assisting the

transcribers, you could just introduce your two colleagues

so that goes on the record and then I understand after

that you would like to make a short opening statement.