CONFIDENTIAL
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
OD (K) (86) 2
October 1986
CABINET
DEFENCE AND OVERSEA POLICY COMMITTEE
SUB-COMMITTEE ON HONG KONG
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
COPY NO.
Memorandum by the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary
Introduction
1.
The purpose of this paper is to report to the Sub-Committee on progress in the development of representative government in Hong Kong. It covers the following aspects:
(i)
issues considered in the 1984
review of representative
(ii)
government and the changes adopted as a result:
preparations for the further review to be conducted in 1987,
and the main issues that will be considered then:
(iii)
(iv)
the present state of Hong Kong opinion on those issues:
the problem of compatability with the structure of government
to be laid down in the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China:
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