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FROM GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNO 52: PROPOSED ENQUIRY INTO HONG KONG BY THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

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I ONLY HAD A GENERAL EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION WITH MR.HOWELL LAST NOVEMBER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WISH TO UNDERTAKE AN ENQUIRY INTO HONG KONG IN 1993, THIS WOULD BE MUCH WELCOMED. WITH REGARD TO TIMING, JUNE MAY NOT BE IDEAL. WE WILL STILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEBATE ON MY CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE. A VISIT IN THE AUTUMN, PROBABLY SEPTEMBER, WOULD BE PREFERRED. AT THAT TIME THE ARGUMENTS ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG MAY BE OVER AND THE COMMITTEE MAY BE ABLE TO SEE HOW WE PICK UP THE PIECES FROM THE DISCUSSIONS.

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