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FM FCO 03154OZ JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 13 OF 4 JANUARY.
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YOUR TELNOS 19-20: COMPATIBILITY OF MEMBERSHIP OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND REGIONAL COUNCILS WITH MEMBERSHIP OF THE CPPCC
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I AM CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU PROPOSE.
2. WE NOTE A NEW ELEMENT IN YOUR DRAFT PAPER FOR EXCO, NAMELY YOUR PROPOSAL THAT IN RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU WOULD MAKE KNOWN THE FACT THAT NPC MEMBERSHIP IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH MEMBERSHIP OF ANY OF THE HONG KONG BOARDS OR COUNCILS IN QUESTION. WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS PROPOSAL, BOTH ON LEGAL AND ON GENERAL POLITICAL GROUNDS. BUT YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO DEAL WITH ANY SUCH QUESTIONS IN A WAY WHICH AVOIDED DRAWING SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF HONG KONG LEGISLATION, AND THE IMPLICATION THAT UNDER THESE PROVISIONS THE NPC IS A PARLIAMENT 'OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY'.
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