RESTRICTED
THE WEN WEI PO ON 3 MARCH PUBLISHED A RATHER LONG ARTICLE REPRODUCING
A REPORT BY A PRESSURE GROUP, THE NEW HONG KONG INSTITUTE, ABOUT
WHAT IT DESCRIBED AS A HIGHLY UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF POLITICAL
POWER IN HONG KONG. THE REPORT FOCUSED ON THE SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE HOLDING IMPORTANT POSTS IN PUBLIC AND BUSINESS LIFE, BUT DID
NOT (NOT) DWELL ON THE RACIAL FACTOR. IT CONCLUDED BY CALLING ON
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE MORE DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG,
SINCE THE 1997 QUESTION WOULD BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN THIS
DIRECTION.
HADDON-CAVE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
ED/HKGD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR HURD
PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
COPIES TO
SIR I SINCLAIR
LEGAL ADVISER
MR ROBERTS
MR COLES
MR MARTIN
HKGO.
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