TNAG-2709-FCO40-3915-House-of-Commons-Select-Committee-on-Foreign-Affairs-and-Par-1993 — Page 14

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DATE TABLED:

24/03/93

WHITE O.P. DATE

14/04/93

(~77)

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR ORAL ANSWER

HKD

HEAD OF

Please submit:

a draft answer, supplementary notes and background to Parliamentary Relations Unit before

FOR ORALA:

L ANSWER ON

NOON

30/03/93

14/04/93

QUESTION

SERIAL NO:

2277

MR ANTHONY COOMBS [WYRE FOREST] [C] To ask the Secretary of State:

QUESTION NO:

11

if he will make a statement on the Governor of Hong Kong's constitutional proposals for the Colony.

TO PS/

(Minister)

FOR ANSWER BY

ANSWER

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON

PQs

Reply

We support the Governor's proposals for broadening democracy in Hong Kong. We have long wanted to hold discussions with the Chinese Government on these proposals with the aim of achieving a smooth transition in 1997. We and the Chinese Government announced on 13 April that talks on these issues will start in Peking on 22 April.

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

pqcoombs 13.4

Authorised

Frickell

(Head of Dept)