OCMIAN 6789
SECRET
OO PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
151600Z AUG
GRS 270
SECRET
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1754
OF 15160OZ AUGUST 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM LAYDEN,
HKD
YOUR TELNO 2637: GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE OF THE SAR
1.
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT OF THIS INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.
WE SHOULD BE INTERESTED TO RECEIVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS YOU MAY
HAVE ON THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSALS IN TUR. OUR PRELIMINARY VIEW
(HKD ONLY) IS THAT THEY ARE INDEED ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE, AND
AS FAR AS THEY GO BY NO MEANS UNREASONABLE. ONE APPARENT
OMISSION IS A PROVISION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO DISSOLVE THE
LEGISLATURE. WITH A LEGISLATURE WHICH HAS NO QUOTE GOVERNMENT
UNQUOTE ELEMENT (PARA 6 OF TUR) SUCH A PROVISION IS PERHAPS ALL
THE MORE NECESSARY.
2.
PARA 1 SUGGESTS THAT MARIA TAM MAY BE IN SYMPATHY WITH
THE IDEAS BEING WORKED UP BY THE GROUP. WE WOULD BE INTERESTED
TO KNOW WHETHER THIS IS THE CASE. WE WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED TO
KNOW HOW FAR YOU JUDGE OTHER HONG KONG MEMBERS OF THE BLDC, NOTABLY MARTIN LEE AND SZETO WAH, ARE IN SYMPATHY WITH THE GROUP,
IF AT ALL. MIGHT WE AT SOME STAGE FACE ACCUSATIONS BY THOSE WHO
HOLD MORE RADICAL VIEWS THAT A CLIQUE IS BEING FORMED, ENCOURAGED
BY THE AUTHORITIES, TO IMPOSE ON HONG KONG A SYSTEM LESS
FULLY REPRESENTATIVE THAN MIGHT BE SECURED IF HONG KONG BLCC
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AKKO!!|!
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