TNAG-1283-FCO40-1635-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 128

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 203 OF 3 FEBRUARY

AND TO PEKING

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HONG KONG TELNOS 251 AND 252 AND PEKING TELNO 161:FUTURE OF HONG

KONG:

WORKING PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGENTS AND CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES.

1. MIFT CONTAINS A REVISED DRAFT WORKING PAPER WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT COMMENTS IN TURS AND ALSO THOSE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LEGAL COUNSELLOR. BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO FINALISE THE PAPER QUICKLY WE HAVE NOW SUBMITTED IT TO MINISTERS. WE HAVE

EXPLAINED THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE FINAL DRAFT WITH YOU BECAUSE OF CHINESE NEW YEAR, AND THAT YOU MAY THEREFORE HAVE FURTHER COMMENTS.

2.

THE MAIN CHANGES FROM THE VERSION IN OUR TEL 94 ARE AS

FOLLOWS:

(A) PARA 2 1ST SENTENCE.

AMENDED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PEKING'S

COMMENTS.

(B) PARA 4.

AMENDED TO BRING WORDING INTO LINE WITH THAT USED IN

WORKING PAPER ON PUBLIC SERVICE.

(C) PARA 5: HONG KONG'S REDRAFT OF THE SECOND SENTENCE AGREED. WE HAVE OMITTED THE 'EXAMPLES' SO AS TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH PARA

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(D) PARA 6: PEKING'S REDRAFT WITH HONG KONG'S MINOR AMENDMENT

AGREED.

(E) PARA 7, FIRST SENTENCE: PEKING'S REDRAFT AGREED.

(F) PARA 7. LAST SENTENCE: WE PREFER TO RETAIN THE WORDS 'AND THE GENERATION OF HONG KONG'S EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTIONS'. TO SAY THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF EXCO AND LEGCO SHOULD RESULT FROM ELECTIONS WOULD BE AT THIS STAGE. TOO

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