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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

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Please submit:-

a draft Answer &

background

to Parliamentary Unit

TEXT OF QUESTION

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MAKLUW

before

NOON 5/1/90

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To ask the Secretary of State/HMG;

if he will make a statement on the further difficult decisions concerning Hong Kong referred to in his statement of 20th Dec, col.363.

to P/S

MR. MAUDE

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON 8 JAN 1990

PQs REPLY (s)

copy to

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

for answer by

MR. MAUDE

(Minister)

ANSWER:

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his

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RECEIVED TOCISTRY

10 APR 1990

DESK OFFICER

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Action Taken

Secretary of State

As made clear in my statement on 20 December, our continuing responsibility for Hong Kong over the next eight years will involve us in a variety of complex and difficult decisions. These decisions span the whole range of Hong Kong issues related to the effective administration of the territory and the implementation of the Joint Declaration.

One such decision involves steps

develop

to be taken to devity further i How Kong.

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derrocay

Mys Major

Way

authorise

(Head of Dept.)