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Const. Deypt 88
FROM: P F Ricketts
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 18 March 1993
cc: Sir J Coles
Mr Davies, FED
Mr Hám
PS/Mr Goodlad
HKB
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Private Secretary
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HONG KONG: THE WAY FORWARD
Problem
A 1.
Telegram from the Governor saying that, subject to our views, he plans to put to ExCo next week the proposal that the legislation on electoral issues should be introduced into LegCo
on 31 March.
Recommendation
2.
That we put to the Governor the arguments for not taking a
firm decision at this stage on introduction into LegCo. I
submit a draft telegram which will need to be despatched this
evening if possible.
Argument
•
At the Secretary of State's Office meeting on 15 March, we
reached the broad conclusion that it was worth using informal
channels
to sound out Chinese
thinking. We also recognise that it would be difficult to get any reliable feel for their private views until the PC was out
of the way.
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