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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1066
OF 27115OZ MARCH 90
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PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR
MIPT : UK NATIONALITY SCHEME : COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING GROUP
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1 SINCE MR LLOYD'S VISIT I HAVE BEEN GIVING FURTHER THOUGHT TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING GROUP.
2. THE STEERING GROUP SHOULD HAVE A BALANCE OF MEMBERSHIP
REPRESENTING THE MAJOR INTERESTS AFFECTED BY THE NATIONALITY SCHEME BUT WITHOUT BEING TOO LARGE. OMELCO PARTICIPATION WOULD BE HELPFUL IN ORDER TO GAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.
3. I HAVE IN MIND THE FOLLOWING COMPOSITION :
(A) THE CHIEF SECRETARY AS CHAIRMAN.
(B) THE SENIOR MEMBER OF EXCO, DAME LYDIA DUNN, SHOULD BE A MEMBER. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE ALSO ANOTHER MEMBER FROM LEGCO. I HAVE IN MIND SOMEONE LIKE CHAN YING-LUN, WHO IS NOT/NOT IDENTIFIED WITH BIG BUSINESS.
(C) THERE SHOULD BE A PUBLIC FIGURE FROM AMONGST BRITISH BUSINESSMEN IN HONG KONG. I AM THINKING OF CHARLES MACKAY OF INCHCAPE.
(D) AS A BALANCE TO (C), THERE SHOULD BE A PUBLIC FIGURE REPRESENTING HONG KONG BUSINESS INTERESTS. SIR Q W LEE CHANG SENG BANK) WOULD FIT THE BILL.
(E) THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A MEMBER FROM AMONGST THE PROFESSIONS IN HONG KONG, SO THAT THEY WILL NOT FEEL IGNORED IN FAVOUR OF PURELY ENTREPRENEURIAL INTERESTS. THE CHOICE OF THE RIGHT PERSONALITY, BEARING IN MIND THE VARIETY OF THE PROFESSIONS, NEEDS FURTHER THOUGHT.
(F) I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO OFFICIALS, SO THAT THE COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING GROUP WOULD NOT BE DOMINATED BY NON-
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