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TELEGRAM NUMBER 135 OF 25 JANUARY

AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

PQS:

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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG

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1. MR ROBERT PARRY HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PQS FOR WRITTEN

ANSWER:

(A) TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS, IF CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A

CHINESE GOVERNOR FOR HONG KONG?'

(B) 'TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS, IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS TO HAVE AN ELECTED URBAN COUNCIL

IN HONG KONG: AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT?'

(C) TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS, IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS TO HAVE A DIRECTLY ELECTED

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG, AND IF HE WILL MAKE A

STATEMENT?'

2. SUBJECT TO ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, WE PROPOSE THE

FOLLOWING REPLIES:

(A) 'IT IS TOO SOON TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO THE

TO THE PRESENT GOVERNOR.'

(B) 'OF THE 30 MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, 15 ARE DIRECTLY ̧

ELECTED ON A CONSTITUENCY BASIS. HONG KONG'S CONSTITUTIONAL

DEVELOPMENT IS KEPT UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW.'

(C) 'HONG KONG'S CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS KEPT UNDER

CONSTANT REVIEW. HMG AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARE FULLY

AWARE OF THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE IN THIS AREA.

THE SITUATION IS NOT STATIC. THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION OF A

SYSTEM OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION,WHICH CONTAINS AN ELECTED

ELEMENT IS A DEMONSTRATION OF THIS.'

3. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY BY 271000Z

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MR DONALD

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