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6 November 1985
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All Ministers
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Sir W Harding
Dr Wilson o/r
Mr Galsworthy, HKD
Mr Hartland-Swann, SEAD
Miss Neville-Jones,
Planning Staff
HONG KONG/INDONESIA
1.
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I have just returned from 3 days in Hong Kong and 4 days in
Indonesia, where I chaired a regional Heads of Misson Conference and
had a number of useful bilateral meetings.
2. I attended the first meeting of the new LEGCO with elected
representatives present. This took place in the refurbished Supreme Court building that is now made over to LEGCO and went off very
well.
3.
Everywhere there was discussion about the further development of representative government in Hong Kong. It will be very hard for the 1987 Review not to recommend an element of direct election of
I do not geographical representatives in the 1988 elections. believe that we should try to resist this, although we will clearly have to explain carefully to Peking the reasons for what is happening. The Hong Kong business community will also need some convincing of the need to move away from the "benevolent autocracy" to which they ascribe the territory's economic and
commercial success.
4. Other areas of possible constitutional change, such as the relationship between the Governor and EXCO, or that between the Governor and EXCO on the one hand and LEGCO on the other, have
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