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We had a useful exchange of views with Ministers on the question of
constitutional development. We briefed Ministers on the current state of opinion in Hong Kong on the issues which will be covered in
the 1987 review. As the 1984 include the question
the question of direct Governor as President of LegCo. Government's commitment to the 1987 review. They indicated that at
this stage they had not of course taken a firm view on direct elections or on any other of the questions to be examined in the
1987 review. Decisions on all these will be taken in the light of
the views expressed by Hong Kong people in the course of the review.
White Paper indicated, these will
elections and the position
the position of the
Ministers reaffirmed the British
We also drew Ministers' attention to the issues being raised in the
Basic Law Drafting Committee. They assured us that given the
British Government's interest in these matters in the context of
the Joint Declaration, they too were following with close attention
the drafting of the Basic Law.
What if Hong Kong people want direct elections but Chinese oppose
this?
While the Hong Kong Government prepares for the 1987 review the Chinese Government are conducting their own consultative process
through the BLDC and BLCC. Would be natural for us to arrive
to arrive at
compatible views, since we are consulting the
are consulting the same constituency in
parallel.
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