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Mr. Powell
Given me by Governor. Pl. consider
Attached is an abstract of representations on the future put forward by various HK groups in the last 2 weeks.
2.
The main themes are a high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong and preservation of existing freedoms and systems.
There are, however, a number of interesting points
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(a) the need to develop democracy gradually (Page 4 item 7
and Page 6 item 21);
(b)
the need for HK people to be involved in the drawing
up of the Basic Law and any subsequent changes
(Page 1 item 8, Page 3 item 3, Page 5 item 10,
(c)
(d)
(e)
Page 10 item 59);
the need for guarantees (Page 3 item 1);
the possibility of a continuing British link (Page 3 item 31, Page 6 item 22); and
amendment of the Chinese constitution to accommodate
an autonomous HK (Preamble to the Meeting Point proposals on Page 7).
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