EN CLAIR
HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NO. BIS 13
7 JUNE, 1969
UNCLASSIFIED
BIS13 ON QUESTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHEPHERD SAID QUOTE
EYE AM VERY ANXIOUS THAT THERE SHOULD BE AS MUCH PARTICIPATION
AS POSSIBLE COMMA MORE IN POLICY CONSIDERATIONS COMMA IN HONGKONG QUOTE EYE FEEL THAT ONE MUST APPROACH AN EXTENSION OF AN ELECTED
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
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COMMA WHETHER IT BE LOCAL OR OF AYE CITY CHARACTER COMMA ALL
WITH THE GREATEST POSSIBLE CAUTION IN VIEW OF CONSTITUTION OF HONGKONG REQUOTE BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT
PROGRESS CANNOT BE MADE IN FINDING WAYS AND MEANS COMMA THROUGH AN ELECTED SYSTEM COMMA FOR GREATER PARTICIPATION IN POLICY
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THOUGHT AND POLICY MAKING UNQUOTE PARA SHEPHERD SAID HE HAD
VERY USEFUL TALKS WITH GOVERNOR AND OTHER PUBLIC FIGURES AND HE
HOPED THAT SOME NEW PROPOSALS WOULD BE COMING FORWARD
IN THE NOT REPEAT NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE PARA THESE PROPOSALS
HE ADDED COMMA WOULD PROVIDED AYE QUOTE BLENDING UNQUOTE
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