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HKK 011/3 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 22 DEC 1983

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1396 OF 21 DECEMBER

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HONG KONG TELNO 1973: CONSTITUTIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT: FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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1. WE HAVE NO SUBSTANTIVE COMMENTS ON THE TEXT IN TUR. HOWEVER, COMMENTS MADE BY LU PING (PARA 4 (11) OF DAVIES, HONG KONG TELELETTER SGD 3/03/6 OF 15 DECEMBER) AND JI PENGFEI (PARA 4 OF MY TELNO 1377) SUGGEST STRONGLY THAT THE CHINESE HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION AT LEAST OF FULL DEMOCRACY BEFORE 1997 AND WOULD PREFER TO DELAY SUCH A DEVELOPMENT

WE DO NOT YET KNOW TO WHAT EXTENT THEY ARE LIKELY TO OBJECT TO LESSER MOVES TOWARDS INCREASED DEMOCRACY. THERE COULD BE DIFFICULTIES AND THESE NEED TO BE BORNE IN MIND.

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