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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1215 OF 27 JUNE
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
FOLLOWING FROM GOVERNOR
Lkk Oil/3 by
UKK
29 JUN 1984
C
No
YOUR TELNO 1158: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: ROLE OF THE GOVERNOR
IN THE 1990S: PAPER FOR MINISTERS
1. PARA 12 OF THE PAPER IN YOUR TUR DOES NOT (NOT) STATE
MY VIEW CORRECTLY. IT SUGGESTS THAT I AM OPPOSED TO OPTION D
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TO AN IMPORTANT EXTENT. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. OPTION D IN PARA 6 OF YOUR TUR READS A LOCALLY ELECTED GOVERNOR WITH POWERS
RESERVED TO HMG FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE. THIS IS INDEED
THE OPTION I HAVE BEEN ARGUING FOR.
2. OPTION D, HOWEVER, IS THE ONLY OPTION NOT DISCUSSED IN THE
PAPER ON ITS OWN MERITS. IN PARA 10 AN ADDITIONAL ELEMENT
IS INSERTED A CONCESSION TO THE CHINESE ON THE LOCATION OF THE
JOINT GROUP. IT IS ON THE QUESTION OF THE LOCATION OF THE JOINT
GROUP IN HONG KONG, NOT ON OPTION D, THAT I HAVE RAISED OBJECTION.
3. PARA 12 ALSO SUGGESTS THAT THE DIFFICULTY I SEE OVER OPTION C
IS BASED ONLY ON THE RISK OF THE CHINESE TAKING OVER THE GOVERNOR-
SHIP AFTER 1997. I SEE OTHER DIFFICULTIES AMONG WHICH ARE THAT
IT WILL MEAN TRYING TO INTRODUCE A NEW AND COMPLICATED DIVISION
OF CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS BETWEEN A RESIDENT BRITISH GOVERNOR
AND THE ELECTED LOCAL CHIEF MINISTER FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW
YEARS BEFORE 1997.
EVANS
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
ממיר דוד.
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SER J BULLARD
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YR WILSON
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
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MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
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