GRS 425
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 4196
OF 190455Z DECEMBER 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 1 8 DEC 1986
FICER
USTRY
PA
Action Taken
MIPT: ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED
BY YOU AND PEKING.
A)
PEKING TELNO 2382.
WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BUT WOULD LIKE
TO RE-PHRASE THE AMENDMENT SUGGESTED TO PARAGRAPH 9 OF THE SECTION ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT TO READ .... THE CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC
INTEREST IN THESE ISSUES WHICH IS NOW BEING FOCUSSED ON THE FORTH-
COMING REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT."
B)
YOUR TELNO 2882.
C)
WE AGREE.
YOUR TELNO 2883.
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(1) ON (B) THE WORDS ALREADY REPORTED'' WERE A REFERENCE TO
PARAGRAPH B(VI) OF YOUR DRAFT SECTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
JOINT DECLARATION (YOUR TELNO 2845). ON REFLECTION WE AGREE THERE
IS A DANGER OF CONFUSION OVER WHAT HAS BEEN AGREED AND BY WHOM.
WE SUGGEST THE FIRST TWO SENTENCES BE DELETED AND REPLACED BY THE
FOLLOWING :
'DURING THE YEAR EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS WERE HELD WITH
HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE STAFF ASSOCIATIONS ON A NEW PENSION
SCHEME FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE. HAVING REGARD
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24 MEMBERS OF THE
• NON-OFFICIAL • WE SUGGEST COUNCIL HAVE, SINCE 1985
(11) ON (C)(1 TO AVOID THE TERM TO RE-WORD **
WE DO NOT FAVOUR CHANGING THE TERM ''OFFICIAL ''.
,, THE RECENT
AMENDMENTS TO THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDE FOR THREE CATEGORIES
OF LEGCO MEMBERSHIP : ''OFFICIAL (INCLUDING EX-OFFICIO)
''APPOINTED'' AND 'ELECTED'
·
(111)-ON (C)(V), WE NOTE YOUR CHANGE OF VIEW AS TO THE DESIRABILITY
OF INCLUDING, IN THIS SECTION, A SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES RAISED IN
PUBLIC DEBATE IN THE TERRITORY AND AGREE TO THE MUCH CONDENSED
PARAGRAPH YOU SUGGEST.
Confidential
(IV)