GR.200.
SECRET
DESKBY 21100OZ FCO
DESKBY 211000Z PEKING
FM HONG KONG 21084OZ FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
SECRET
HICK 011/3
TELEGRAM NUMBER 478 OF 21 FEBRUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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NO
R: GUSTAY
Don Taken
Huss
YOUR TELNO 292: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES.
TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE HAD TO BE REPEATED TO ME AND ONLY ARRIVED ON 21 FEBRUARY. I WAS ABLE TO DISCUSS IT WITH EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL BEFORE LEAVING FOR PEKING.
WHICH HAS
2. YOU HAVE USED THE TERM 'GOVERNMENT SERVANTS' NOT SO FAR FEATURED IN ANY WORKING PAPER. PUBLIC OFFICER IS THE CORRECT TERM FOR FULL TIME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE. THE LEEWAY YOU DESIRE IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE IS PRESUMABLY TO ALLOW THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO BE APPOINTED TO MINISTERIAL OFFICE. THE USE OF THE TERM ''PUBLIC OFFICER' IN PARAGRAPH 11 OF THE WORKING PAPER WOULD NOT PRECLUDE
THIS.
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3. ACCORDINGLY, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PREFERRED THE FOLLOWING WORDING IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE:
(1) ''APART FROM ANY EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS...
(2) APART FROM ANY PUBLIC OFFICERS...''
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(3) ''APART FROM ANY GOVERNMENT SERVANTS...''
4. PLEASE INSTRUCT PEKING BY 220900 PEKING TIME WHICH WORDING SHOULD BE USED SO THE TEXT CAN BE COMPLETED AND HANDED TO THE
CHINESE.
HADDON-CAVE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
ED/PLANNING STAFF
ED/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
PES.B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/R LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
MR DONALD
LR WRIGEIT
SIR 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 NEWS D
HR BURROWS 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 RV KĪRS
BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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