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MY SECOND #PT: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE BASPC LAW AND
THE 1987 REVIEW.
1. THE FOLLOWING IS THE REVISED TEXT OF THE PAPER MIN HONG KONG
TELNO 849:
THE QUESTION OF CONVERGENCE
DURING THE MEETING OF THE JOHNT L'AFSON GROUP IN PEKING ON NOVEMBER 26-29, 1985 BOTH SIDES AGREED ON THE NEED TO ACHIEVE CONVERGENCE
· BETWEEN ANY REFORMS TO THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG
BEFORE 1997 AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SAR AFTER 1997, AND TO CONDUCT DISCUSSIONS AND EXCHANGE VIEWS ON
THIS SUBJECT WITHOUT PRECONCEIVED -PDEAS.
2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG HAS
BEEN BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF BUILDING ON THE EXISTING INSTITUT- MONS WHICH HAVE SERVED HONG KONG WELL: WHILE ALLOWING FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, IF THAT SHOULD BE THE WISH OF THE COMMUNITY. PAPER NO 1. DESCRIBES HOW THE PRESENT GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG
KONG OPERATE EN PRACTICE AND THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP OF THE VARIOUS
ELEMENTS THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, IN PARTICULAR THE GOVERNOR,
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
3. PAPER NO 2 DESCRIBES THE PRESENT STATE OF HONG KONG OPINION ON
THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM FOLLOWING
THE REVIEW IN 1987. ESSENTIALLY THERE IS LIKELY TO BE LITTLE
CALL FOR ANY FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE: THE MAIN ATTENTION
IS LIKELY TO BE FOCUSSED ON THE QUESTION OF INTRODUCING A NUMBER
OF DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND ON THAT
OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THAT COUNCIL.
THE JOINT DECLARATION
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4. UNDER ARTICLE 3(12) OF THE JOINT DECLARATION THE POLICIES STATED
IN THE DECLARATION AND ELABORATED IN ANNEX TO THE DECLARATION
WILL BE STIPULATED IN THE BASIC LAW: THE JOINT DECLARATION CONTAINS
A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS ON THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF THE FUTURE
SAR GOVERNMENT. THESE ARE : SECRET
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