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DATE TABLED:

19/05/92

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

HEAD OF HKD

Please submit:

a draft answer and background

WHITE O.P. DATE

21/05/92

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before NOON

21/05/92

WRITTEN ANSWER ON 22/05/92

SERIAL NO:

187

No 196

FORON PRIORITY

QUESTION

MR LLEW SMITH [BLAENAU GWENT]

To ask the Secretary of State:

what powers he has to increase the opportunities for candidates other than the Governor General to be appointed Chancellor of the two universities in Hong Kong.

FOR ANSWER BY

Pa

MR. GOODLAD

TO PSI

MR.GOODLAD

(Minister)

निय थाई

for approval by

NOON

2 2 MAY 1992

PQs

Reply

ANSWER

(Minister)

The relevant laws in Hong Kong provide

that the Chancellor of the three

University's shall be the Governor of

Hong Kong.

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

SISADV/1

HKD 0071

Authorised

Mil ustae

PP (Head of Dept)