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AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, EC POSTS, TOKYO, OTTAWA
AND TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA, WELLINGTON, NEW DELHI, ISLAMABAD, MANILA AND TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, SEOUL, JAKARTA AND TO IMMEDIATE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, MOSCOW, UKMIS NEW YORK AND TO IMMEDIATE HOLY SEE, GIBRALTAR, UKDEL STRASBOURG
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, PEKING
HONG KONG: GOVERNOR'S CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS
INTRODUCTION
1. THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG GIVES HIS FIRST POLICY ADDRESS TO THE ANG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (LEGCO) ON 7 OCTOBER.
MR PATTEN'S SPEECH IS WIDE-RANGING, BUT THE PASSAGE ON HONG KONG'S CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE REMAINING YEARS OF BRITISH RULE IS MOST LIKELY TO ATTRACT ATTENTION INTERNATIONALLY.
2. WE WANT TO ENSURE AS POSITIVE AS POSSIBLE A RECEPTION FOR THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS. YOU MAY DRAW FREELY ON THE POINTS IN PARAS 3-5 BELOW ONCE THE SPEECH HAS BEEN DELIVERED (IE FROM ABOUT 083OZ 7 OCTOBER) TO BRIEF PRESS, PARLIAMENTARY AND GOVERNMENT CONTACTS WHERE YOU THINK THIS WOULD ENCOURAGE A HELPFUL REACTION. WE SHALL BE SENDING OUT KEY EXTRACTS OF THE SPEECH IN THE VERBATIM SERIES TO SELECTED POSTS. PRINTED COPIES OF EITHER THE FULL TEXT OR THE CONSTITUTIONAL EXTRACT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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3. THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS ARE THE RESULT OF HIS WIDE-RANGING
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