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14. Whether or not the above approach is accepted, I suggest that

we should at once authorise the Governor to proceed with the

Mproposals in Hong Kong telno 1985. They are a sensible first step

and should be got under way as quickly as possible.

21 December 1983

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R D Clift

Hong Kong Department

The esscutine papers here and my

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are the draft paper m2 Clift's comments above. Ar

first sight Sui E. Yonde's proposals look rather modest and rather slow, lavt he is

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at this's stage. I agree with the Clifts suggestions

for improvement.

2.

The Secretary of State will want to consider the substance of the draft paper at his meeting tomorrow. There is also the important gretion of whether the Governor should put the paper consultative document to Exco

on

as a

January 3 to griz them time to invides in before coming to Land in mid-Jannery. The fovernor is extremel heen to do this - I think he should provided Ministers do not disagree radically over the

substance

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3. I also agree with in Clift's § 14 above,

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