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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 118
OF 15140OZ JANUARY 87
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HONG KONG DEPT
MIPT: 1987 REVIEW
FOLLOWING IS REVISED TEXT OF DRAFT PAPER
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HONG KONG: REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
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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
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