§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will give an assurance that the nationality rights of the present Hong Kong citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies will be preserved in the event of any change in the political status of Hong Kong.
§ Mr. BlakerThere are no plans to change the political status of Hong Kong.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Lord Privy Seal whether Her Majesty's Government accept the stated position of the Chinese Government that the treaties concerning the status of Hong Kong are invalid and not binding on China.
§ Mr. BlakerHer Majesty's Government's view of the status of Hong Kong was set out in a letter addressed by the United Kingdom permanent representative to the United Nations to the United Nations Secretary-General of 14 December 1972.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Lord Privy Seal whether the political future of Hong Kong was discussed in the talks in October in London between the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary and Mr. Huang Hua; and what was the outcome of those discussions.
§ Mr. BlakerNo.