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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

For WRITTEN ANSWER on

15/6/89

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HKD

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a draft Answer & background to Parliamentary Unit

before

SERIAL NO:1916

TEXT OF QUESTION :-

to P/S

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MR CHRIS SMITH (ISLINGTON SOUTH AND FINSBURY) To ask the Secretary of State/HMG;

what requests were received from the People's Republic of China seeking a postponement of direct elections to the Legislative Council in Hong Kong; what information he has as the view of the People's Republic of China authorities as to the implementation of reforms to the political system in Hong Kong prior to the promulgation for answer by

the Basic law; and if he will make a statement.

(Minister)

(Minister)

ANSWER:

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NOON

PQSRE

REPLY (s)

The Chinese Government made clear their view that

any changes introduced in the Hong Kong Government's 1988 White Paper on the development of

representative government should be compatible with

the Basic Law to be promulgated in 1990.

copy to

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

HKB 020/14.

authorised

ARPane

(Head of Dept.)