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REGISTRY Action Taken
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
OF 17152OZ JANUARY 90
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREI JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS ASKED FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES WE WOULD FACE IN HONG KONG IN THE EVENT OF A STRONG ADVERSE REACTION THERE TO WHATEVER DECISION WE TAKE ON FUTURE CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. NO DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN AND OUR AIM WILL OF COURSE BE TO ENSURE THAT IT IS ONE WHICH IS WELL RECEIVED IN HONG KONG AND BY OMELCO IN PARTICULAR. THIS EXERCISE IS THEREFORE ON A PURELY HYPOTHETICAL AND CONTINGENCY BASIS.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE YOUR DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF:
2 =
(A)
THE IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE TWO SENIOR MEMBERS
(B) THEIR RESIGNATION, TOGETHER WITH THAT OF OTHER MEMBERS OF EXCO AND LEGCO
(C) THEIR RESIGNATION, TOGETHER WITH THAT OF THE MAJORITY OR ALL OF LEGCO.
3.
YOU MIGHT ALSO INCLUDE IN YOUR REPLY AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WAYS IN WHICH LEGCO MIGHT MAKE THEIR DISSATISFACTION FELT, EG THROUGH NON COOPERATION OVER ISSUES SUCH AS FINANCE FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO HAVE YOUR VIEWS OF WHAT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE ON THE SCENARIOS SET OUT ABOVE.
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