COMMENT
CONFIDENTIAL
MDHI
012641
8842
5. THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE APPEARS TO BE THE LEGCO SEAT REPRESENTING THE GENERAL CHAMBER, CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY JIMMY MCGREGOR. AS YOU ARE AWARE, HE HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF MY PROPOSALS AND MORE GENERALLY TAKES A MODERATE LIBERAL PRO- DEMOCRACY LINE. NO DOUBT THE NCNA, AS WELL AS CONSERVATIVE AND PRO-CHINA BUSINESSMEN, WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM REPLACED IN 1995 BY SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE A PRO-CHINA POSITION. BOTH THE METHODS AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS CAMPAIGN GIVE CAUSE FOR REFLECTION ON HOW THE 1995 ELECTIONS IN OTHER CONSTITUENCIES MAY GO. IT ALSO THROWS A SIDE LIGHT IF WE NEEDED ONE - ON WHY THE CHINESE ARE KEEN TO KEEP THE EXISTING AND NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AS NARROWLY BASED AS POSSIBLE.
PATTEN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
.HK POLICY
65
DISTRIBUTION
71
NTCD
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR
NEWS D
GILES
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)
CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES
NNNN
PS NO 10.
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