TNAG-1237-FCO40-1550-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 24

Mr Clift, HKGD

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MKK040/1

Q 8 APR 1983

RO. ST

cc: Mr Giffard

INDEX

No

Пы

INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN GOVERNMENT

Action Taken

снов

1.

Lord Belstead has seen your Minute of 6 May. He is very pleased to hear what the Governor intends. He thinks it a pity that the Governor cannot put into effect any new initiatives on elections because the Hong Kong Chinese who are appointed into Government will be seen as selected by the British. However, Lord Belstead accepts that this is too sensitive with the PRC at this moment and that nothing more can be done.

11 May 1983

Mr. McQ

M. Houve

R

Th

enti

Reply sent to HK.

Metathe

MA Arthur

PS/Lord Belstead

(293)

am not sure if X (paric & below) has been done.

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