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DESKBY 0310OOZ FCO
SECRET
FM HONG KONG 03090OZ JUL 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1796 OF 3 JULY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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STRY
JUL 1994
JANS/2 KER
208
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 1190.
206
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
See (212
215
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE.
EXCO CONSIDRED REVISED DRAFT GREEN PAPER TODAY AND ADVISED THAT IT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED ON 18. JULY, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING FAIRLY MINOR AMENDMENTS:-
(A) PARA. 37, FOURTH SENTENCE.
AMEND TO READ AS FOLLOWS
''HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO QUALIFY AS AN ELECTOR IN ANY OF THE
FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUTENCIES IT WOULD NORMALLY BE NECESSARY TO BE
A REGISTERED ELECTOR ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL."
THE WORD 'NORMALLY''
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HAS BEEN ADDED TO PROVIDE FOR POSSIBLE
CASES WHERE AN ELECTOR MAY BE A CORPORATE BODY WHICH COULD NOT
BE A REGISTERED ELECTOR ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL.
(B) PARA 39, THIRD SENTENCE.
AMEND ''SEPTEMBER' TO READ 'JULY''.
THIS CHANGE IS PROPOSED TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR CONSIDERATION
TO BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR AFTER
THE ELECTIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
(C) PARA 44
DELETE FINAL SENTENCE.
(D) ADD NEW PARA. 44A, AS FOLLOWS
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''THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE OPTIONAL PROPOSALS
DESCRIBED IN PARA. 44
LEGCO
1991
MEMBERS
OPTION 1
(A) ELECTED BY ELECTORAL
14
OPTION
20
2
COLLEGE
(B)
ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL
CONSTITUENCIES
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20
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