SECRET
25359 1
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REPLACE WITH OF THOSE IN HONG KONG IN FAVOUR OF DIRECT
ELECTIONS'
J)
PARA 22 FIRST SENTENCE REPLACE 'NO OPTIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE PUT FORWARD' WITH 'THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SEES NO NEED TO
PUT FORWARD THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS'
K)
PARA 23 REPLACE SECOND AND THIRD SENTENCES WITH
FOLLOWING:
'THEY ARE ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE, EXCEPT FOR THE POSSIBLE REDUCTION OF THE VOTING AGE, ON WHICH THERE IS NO STRONG
EXPRESSION OF OPINION AT PRESENT'.
REST OF NOTES FOLLOW IN MIFT.
HOWE
OCMIAN 5359
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
R D (MR WALKER)
PS
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS
NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
MR MALLABY
LEGAL ADVISERS LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC
CABINET OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON
MR CROWLEY
PUSD
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