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FROM: P F Ricketts
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 21 July 1992
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cc: Sir John Coles
Mr Davies, FED
Mr Cornish, News Dept
SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: DISCUSSIONS WITH
THE GOVERNOR ON POLITICAL ISSUES
1.
The Governor has set out his initial thoughts on the handling of the key political issues (role and composition of the Executive Council, management of the Legislative Council, and arrangements for the LegCo elections in 1995) in his telegram number 1912. This will form the basis for discussion at the Governor's working supper for the Secretary of State on 26 July.
2. Since this is the key issue for discussion during the visit, I thought it worth submitting separately the checklist (also included in the Secretary of State's briefing pack) with the following additional comments:
(i) composition and role of ExCo. It has become
increasingly apparent in recent months that the present ExCo is not working well. Confidentiality has all but broken down (our latest proposal to the Chinese on airport financing leaked within hours of presentation to ExCo). Allen Lee is drawing ever closer to the
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