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PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: LETTER FROM THE HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC FOUNDATION (HKDF)
1. THE HKDF HAVE WRITTEN TO THE PRIME MINISTER (DATED 2 SEPTEMBER) URGING THAT HE RAISE FOUR MATTERS IN HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. THESE ARE THE PACE OF DEMOCRATISATION, HONG KONG'S AUTONOMY, THE RELEASE OF MORE LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT AND VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS. WE ARE FAXING A COPY OF THE LETTER TO PS GH.
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ON A FASTER PACE OF DEMOCRATISATION, WE HAVE SUFFICIENT MATERIAL. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL, HOWEVER, FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE SUGGESTIONS MADE THAT ANNEX II OF THE BASIC LAW IS CONTRARY TO THE UNIVERSAL AND SUFFRAGE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 68 OF THAT LAW AND ANNEX I OF THE BASIC LAW IS CONTRARY TO ARTICLE 45. CLEARLY THERE IS NO CONTRADICTION AS THE ARTICLES MERELY SPECIFY THAT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IS THE ULTIMATE AIM. BUT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THIS LINE OF ATTACK IS A COMMON ONE.
3. WE HAVE SUFFICIENT MATERIAL TO ANSWER THE OTHER THREE POINTS. WE WOULD HOWEVER BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE SUGGESTION THAT JLG DECISIONS SHOULD BE PUT TO LEGCO FOR RATIFICATION. YOU MAY RECALL THAT THIS CAME UP AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG.
3. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 13093OZ.
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