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TELEGRAM NUMBER 106 OF 23 JUN
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: GREEN PAPER. 1. SIR S Y CHUNG AND HIS COLLEAGUES TOLD US LAST NIGHT THAT DENG RAISED THE QUESTION OF MORE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG AT HIS MEETING YESTERDAY WITH THE DELEGATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVES LED BY H C TANG. DENG APPARENTLY BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT EARLY ON IN THE MEETING. SIR S Y HAD NOT HAD A FULL ACCOUNT OF WHAT HE SAID AND WE ARE NOT CLEAR WHETHER HE MENTIONED THE GREEN PAPER SPECIFICALLY. BUT THOSE PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE LEFT WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT DENG WAS AGAINST THE IDEA OF MORE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG
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LEGAL ADVISER (SIR J FREELAND)
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PS/LADY YOUNG
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SER J BUILLARD
STR Y EARDING YR WILSON MR WRIGHT
SER C TICKELL,
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXOSEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
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MR ROBERTS E ̈EWS D
MR BUHROWS
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MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING STREET
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
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