TNAG-1849-FCO40-2624-House-of-Commons-Select-Committee-on-Foreign-Affairs-enquiry-1989 — Page 32

TRANSCRIPT I SELECT COMMITTER OF HONG KONG

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MR ROVLANDS:

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24 MAY 1989

we are

We might come up with some unique solutions,

asking you to think about some unique solutions possibly

because you see in your Hong Kong 135 document, right at

the end of the last answer to the last question, you say

you have come to various categories. Then paragraph 4 of

the HK 135 you say it has not been possible to identify a

middle way short of accepting the demand in full.

In other words you are slamming the door on even

partial solutions and partial examples or categories.

KR RENTON:

Are you quoting the document submitted by the Home

Office?

MR ROVLAIDS;

Yes I am, it is Hong Kong 135, paragraph 4 Sir.

AR KENTON:

We were actually quoting the Foreign and

Commonwealth Secretary in that because he also said: "it

has not been possible to find a middle way short of

accepting this demand in full”.

That is, I read what the

Foreign Secretary said, I know that he said he cannot see

a resting place more suitable than the present

arrangements.