SECRET
FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2171
OF 150206Z DECEMBER 1987
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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MY TELNO 2168: REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT: DISTRICT BOARDS AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.
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1 PARA 5 (B) OF MY TUR SHOULD READ
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· IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW WHAT WILL BE THE POSITION IN FUTURE REGARDING APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE UC. WILL THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE EX-OFFICIO SETAS ON DBS? IF NOT, HAS NOT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE BEEN MADE IN THE NATURE OF THE DBS BY THE DELETION OF AN ''APPOINTED'' ELEMENT FROM ABOVE?
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