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FM HONG KONG 050456Z DEC 34
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3705 OF 5 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 2420: HONG KON: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON DIRECT
ELECTIONS.
WE SUGGEST THAT YOUR PROPOSED REPLY SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ
AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINS. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER PUBLISHED ON 21 NOVEMBER SET OUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE INDIRECT ELECTION OF TWENTY-FOUR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED IN 1985. THERE WILL BE A REVIEW IN 1987 WHICH WILL COVER MATTERS SUCH AS THE INTRODUCTION OF DIRECT ELECTIONS.
ENDS.
HADDON-CAVE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED HD/HKD HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES D.(MR WALKER) HD/PROTOCOL D
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
COPIES TO:( VIA ADR) MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT
MR BURROWS
LEGAL ADVS. LEGAL ADVS
MR MARTIN ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
MR COLVIN CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO.10 DOWNING ST. SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K 195
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SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
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