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PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HONG KONG DEPT
MIPT: 1987 REVIEW:
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF STRATEGY PAPER
BEGINS
HONG KONG: 1987 REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTION
1. THIS PAPER CONSIDERS OUR STRATEGY IN HANDLING THIS YEAR'S
REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG: ITS TIMING:
CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE: AND POSSIBLE OUTCOMES.
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE POSITIONS
2. WE HAVE MADE COMMITMENTS TO PARLIAMENT AND TO THE HONG KONG
PEOPLE THAT A REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WILL BE
CONDUCTED IN 1987: THAT THERE WILL BE A PROCESS OF PUBLIC
CONSULTATION ON THE BASIS OF A GREEN PAPER BEFORE PROPOSALS ARE
PUT FORWARD IN A WHITE PAPER: AND THAT ISSUES LEFT OVER FROM THE SIMILAR 1984 EXERCISE, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF A DIRECTLY ELECTED ELEMENT INTO LEGCO, WILL BE FOR CONSIDERATION.
3. THE CHINESE HAVE A LONG-STANDING AVERSION TO THE INTRODUCTION
OF DIRECT ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG AND REMAIN PROFOUNDLY SUSPICIOUS
OF OUR MOTIVES AND INTENTIONS IN THIS CONNECTION. THESE
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