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TELEGRAM NUMBER 135 OF 25 JANUARY
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
PQS:
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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG
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1. MR ROBERT PARRY HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PQS FOR WRITTEN
ANSWER:
(A) TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS, IF CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A
CHINESE GOVERNOR FOR HONG KONG?'
(B) 'TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS, IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS TO HAVE AN ELECTED URBAN COUNCIL
IN HONG KONG: AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT?'
(C) TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS, IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS TO HAVE A DIRECTLY ELECTED
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG, AND IF HE WILL MAKE A
STATEMENT?'
2. SUBJECT TO ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, WE PROPOSE THE
FOLLOWING REPLIES:
(A) 'IT IS TOO SOON TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO THE
TO THE PRESENT GOVERNOR.'
(B) 'OF THE 30 MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, 15 ARE DIRECTLY ̧
ELECTED ON A CONSTITUENCY BASIS. HONG KONG'S CONSTITUTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT IS KEPT UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW.'
(C) 'HONG KONG'S CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS KEPT UNDER
CONSTANT REVIEW. HMG AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARE FULLY
AWARE OF THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE IN THIS AREA.
THE SITUATION IS NOT STATIC. THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION OF A
SYSTEM OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION,WHICH CONTAINS AN ELECTED
ELEMENT IS A DEMONSTRATION OF THIS.'
3. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY BY 271000Z
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