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FM HONG KONG 15095OZ FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 398 OF 15 FEBRUARY 1984
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
MIPT: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES.
1. FOLLOWING ARE LIST OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKING PAPER.
I RECOMMEND THAT THESE BE ADOPTED BEFORE THE TEXT IS PASSED TO THE
CHINESE:
PARA 2: ADD THE WORDS QUOTE AFTER 1997 UNQUOTE AT THE END OF THE
FIRST SENTENCE.
PARA 5: OMIT THE WORD QUOTE SUBSIDIARY UNQUOTE IN THE SECOND SENTENCE.
PARA 11: AMEND TO READ QUOTE APART FROM ANY PUBLIC OFFICERS, MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WOULD BE SELECTED BY AN ELECTIVE PROCESS UNQUOTE.
PARA 18: OMIT
2. SEE MIFT.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
FD/FIKD
FED
ED/PLANNING STAFF
ED/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (HR FLOWER)
RES.B. (R WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
FS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
KR DONALD
HR FRIGHT
SIR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFIC
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM K195
SECRETBIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET