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mr Lennox-Boyd agrees with Lord

comments overleaf.

Caithness' (100)

K. Johnson 6/11.

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

House of Commons: for WRITTEN ANSWER 827

HEAD OF HKD

Please submit:

a draft answer and background

31/10/91

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before

NOON

WHITE O.P. DATE

05/11/91

FOR

WRITTEN ANSWER ON

04/11/91

NONPRIORITY

06/11/91

QUESTION

SERIAL NO:

7

P3/MN LENNOX.

1043

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MRS TERESA GORMAN (BILLERICAY) To ask the Secretary of State:

if he will make a statement on the new obligations and undertakings contained in the recently agreed

Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom and Chinese Governments

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FOR ANSWER BY

ABS / 2001 Caithness

MR. LENNOX-BOYD

(Minister)

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TO PS/

THE EARL OF CAITHNESS.

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON Û NOV 1991

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Reply

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PMR. LENNOX-BOYD

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

ARTAGH/1

ANSWER

The Memorandum of Understanding concerning construction of the new airport in Hong Kong

and related questions, which was published on

4 July and signed in Peking on 3 September,

provides a firm basis for the Hong Kong Government to build a modern airport to meet the expanding needs of the territory.

been widely welcomed in Hong Kong and internationally, as well as in this House.

Under the Memorandum the Chinese Government

airport and related

It has

will support the projects, including by providing certain assurances to investors.

will also adopt a positive attitude to

It

necessary and reasonable Hong Kong Government

borrowing to be repaid after 30 June 1997 and to certain airport-related franchises, contracts and guarantees straddling that date. The Hong Kong Government will complete the

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Authorised

(Head of Dept)

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