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FM FCO 211445Z FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 322 OF 21 FEBRUARY

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Коз

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 455: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON

CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

1. YOUR PARA 1(A)(I):

WE ARE ALSO ANXIOUS TO AVOID GIVING ANY IMPRESSION THAT ALL

SUBSEQUENT CANDIDATES FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP WOULD NECESSARILY

BE SOUGHT IN HONG KONG. BOTH OUR CONCERNS WOULD BE MET BY THE

FOLLOWING FORMULA:

''OUR OBJECTIVE IS THAT THE SOURCE OF MEMBERSHIP OF ALL THE

PRINCIPAL ORGANS OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE''

2. WE AGREE THAT A VERSION OF THE DRAFT INCLUDING THE ABOVE

AMENDMENT SHOULD BE CIRCULATED TO EXCO.

HOWE

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ED/EKD

ED/FED

ED/PLANNING STAFF

D/PUSD

D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)

RES.B. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

FS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

SIR W HARDING

MR DONALD

KR WRIGHT

STR C TICKELL

COPIES TO:

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS

HR BURROWS

NEWS D

LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE

MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE

MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK EM K195

BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

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