ANNEX
BRITISH EMPIRE (HONG KONG
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45. MR. ASTOR asked the Prime Minister whether Hong Kong or any other part of the Empire is excluded from his declaration that it is not proposed to liquidate the British Ompire,
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER (MR. ATTLEE): British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations is excluded from
No part of the the scope of the declaration referred to.
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MR. ASTOR: While expressing great pleasure that this declaration has come from the Loader of the Labour Party may I ask him whether all encouragement will now be given to British firms to prepare plans for re-establishing them- selves in Hong Kong and getting on with British export trade in that area?
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MR. ATTLICS:
That is obviously so.
MR. SHINELL: Does my right hon. Friend appreciate that Members of the Labour Party are as keen to advance the well-being of the British Empire as arc Members of the Tory Party?
MR. SORENSEN: Could my right hon Friend say exactly how we acquired this particular part of the world?
MR. ATTLEE: I would refer my hon. Friend to any reasonable book of reference.
MR. W. J. BROWN: Does my right hon. Friend recognise that whether the Leader of the Labour Party is right or not to-day, the ex-Leader of the Tory Party very nearly gave the British Empire away for a pound of tea?
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