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Dear Dick,
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18 April 1983
M. Monis
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INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY THE PEOPLE OF
HONG KONG IN GOVERNMENT
1.
I told you when I was in London that I had been
doing some thinking here, in consultation with the
Chief Secretary, about how we might increase participation of the people of Hong Kong in the management and the affairs of the territory. Our purpose would be two-fold:-
2.
(a)
(b)
to meet a growing demand for such participation particularly on the part of a now large professional and middle class; and
to increase the strength of the indigenous political and administrative regime against the time when Britain has ultimately to withdraw, whether that be before the end of this century or afterwards.
I enclose a draft paper which shows where my thinking has got to on this. I should emphasise that at this point it has no formal status; it is simply a think piece. Only the Chief Secretary and I are aware of what is in it. But to avoid telegraphing too much in the normal telegraphic series on this highly delicate subject I thought it would be valuable for you, and also for Percy Cradock in Peking, to be aware of our present train of thought.
RD Clift Esq
Hong Kong and General Department
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