§ Dame Jill Knightasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received about the reaction in Hong Kong to China's expressed intentions for the future of the colony, following the recent condemnation by a Peking Foreign Ministry official of attempts to introduce democratic elections; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarI refer my hon. Friend to the reply that my right hon. and learned Friend gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Mr. Adley) on 1 July at column118. I understand that the Chinese official concerned has publicly stated that his remarks were misreported.
§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the latest number of representations that have been received by the survey office in Hong Kong in response to the recent Green Paper, "The 1987 Review of Developments in Representative Government"; and how many have been (a) written and (b) oral.
§ Mr. EggarUp to noon on 8 July 1987, the survey office had received 910 representations on the Green Paper entitled "The 1987 Review of Developments in Representative Government." Of these, 899 were written and 11 oral.