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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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HONG KONG: ORAL PQS

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FCO IS NEXT TOP FOR ORAL QUESTIONS ON 1 JULY. WE HAVE TWO HONG KONG QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS AND PROPOSED REPLIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

PQ NO 5 FROM TONY BANKS, MP:

Q: WHEN WAS THE LAST VISIT BY A FOREIGN OFFICE MINISTER TO HONG KONG TO DISCUSS THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG?

A: MY RT HON FRIEND THE MEMBER OF EDDISBURY (MR GOODLAD) VISITED HONG KONG IN MAY. THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ARE ENSHRINED IN THE JOINT DECLARATION. WE HAVE SAID THAT WE WILL DISCUSS THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1995 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

ELECTIONS WITH THE CHINESE SIDE WITH THE AIM OF ENSURING AS MUCH CONTINUITY AS POSSIBLE.

PQ NO 35 FROM MICHAEL J MARTIN MP

Q: TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHEN HE NEXT INTENDS TO VISIT

HONG KONG TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE COLONY.

A: I HOPE TO VISIT HONG KONG AGAIN IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.

2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 2310OOZ

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