TNAG-1283-FCO40-1635-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 179

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(1) PARA 13: WE THINK THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO OBTAIN CONFIRMATIN THAT THE SAR WOULD BE COMPETENT TO ESTABLISH DISTRICT BOARDS ETC AND THAT THE WORD ''ESTABLISHMENT SHOULD THUS BE

RETAINED.

WE ALSO THINK THAT WE SHOULD REFER SPECIFICALLY TO REGIONAL COUNCILS AND DISTRICT BOARDS. THE PRESENT REFERENCES TO COUNCILS AND BOARDS COULD PRODUCE CONFUSION AMONGST THE CHINESE WITH LEGCO AND EXCO.

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