colony without an elected legislature where the Governor has full control of the government.
3. One could however say that the expression Crown colony is no longer in current use and therefore is not used nowadays to describe any of our colonies, including Hong Kong. So far as I know the term does not occur in an Act of Parliament or statutory instrument and I do not recall its use in any formal context.
A.R.R.
A R Rushford Deputy Legal Adviser
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Mr Orr, FED, may care to see these papers.
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2. I think that we generally try to avoid using the term "Colony" (and, still more, "Crown Colony") in relation to Hong Kong, in deference of China's views on the status of the territory. On the other hand, I recall that when the post of "Colonial Secretary" was changed to "Chief Secretary" (and the "Colonial Secretariat" became "Government Secretariat"), Mr Martin, Mr Orr's predecessor, was a little concerned that the Chinese might think, quite wrongly, that this implied some change in the status of Hong Kong. So far as I know, the Chinese have not raised this point over the past year and we do not need to worry about it. It would seem best to continue to avoid using the term "Colony" when we can do so, but not necessarily to eschew it at all costs.
24 June 1977
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