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LOWER ALBERT ROAD HONG KONG

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3 C 1993

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REGISTRY Action Taken

BY CLASSIFIED FAX

19 August 1993

Mr. Peter Ricketts,

Hong Kong Department, FCO

Dear Peli.

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Copy of Mr Morris' record of Governor / Coles...

8.

Talks on 1994-95 Electoral Arrangements

Michael

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19/8

Sze has asked me to check with you whether is giving any thoughts to what we might need to do in the event that the talks break down.

anybody

2.

end London

The

reason

yesterday,

we

this

enquiry

on is that

return

for were told that the Governor, just before he went off on leave in Italy, raised with someone (Ministers ?) in London

the possibility

breakdown of the talks, go some form of white

how far he

that we

in the event of might, straight for the publication of We are not, however, aware of idea this

forward in London, There was even an impression here

Paper.

has taken

of London's reaction to it.

nor

that you might have been asked to begin work in drafting

such a White Paper. shed any light on it?

So, we are a little mystified; can you

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(Peter Lai)

Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs

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