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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM LAYDEN, HONG KONG
DEPARTMENT
M2IFT: POSSIBLE POSTPONEMENT OF L987 REVIEW
FOLLOWING IS REMAINDER OF TEXT OF PAPER DRAFTED BY HUM, RE REVIEW
OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
CONCLUSIONS
27.
IT IS (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) RECOMMENDED THAT WE ADOPT THE GAME PLAN DISCUSSED ABOVE AND SUMMARISED IN THE ANNEXED
TIMETABLE. THE IMMEDIATE IMPLICATIONS ARE THAT WE:
(I)
ADOPT THE QUOTE LIMITED DELAY UNQUOTE OPTION FOR THE TIMING OF THE REVIEW, WITH THE GREEN PAPER PUBLISHED IN JUNE 1987 AND THE WHITE PAPER IN FEBRUARY 1988 (PARAS 12-13 ABOVE),
(II)
UNDERTAKE THE SERIES OF CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE LISTED
IN PARA 18 ABOVE,
(III) HANDLE THE GREEN PAPER WITH THE CHINESE ON THE BASIS OF
PARA 23 ABOVE,
(IV)
NOTE THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW
DESCRIBED IN PARA 26 ABOVE.
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