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DESKBY 1701002
FM FCO 1617302 FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 292 OF 16 FEBRUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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HICK
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01113
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1 7 FEB 1984
INDE
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No
JB.
YOUR TELNO 398 AND PEKING TELNO 269: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING
PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURES
1.
WE AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN TUR. WE WOULD,
HOWEVER, PREFER PARA 11 TO READ QUOTE APART FROM ANY GOVERNMENT
SERVANTS MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
WOULD BE SELECTED BY AN ELECTIVE PROCESS UNQUOTE.
2.
THE OBJECTIVE WOULD BE TO ALLOW LEEWAY FOR AT ANY RATE SOME
PUBLIC OFFICERS TO BE CHOSEN FROM ELECTED MEMBERS, IE THERE MIGHT
EVENTUALLY BE A LOCAL MINISTERIAL SYSTEM.
3. IF YOU AGREE, PEKING SHOULD PASS THE PAPER TO THE CHINESE.
WE CONFIRM THAT PARA 4 SHOULD READ AS IN FCO TELNO 269.
HOWE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
FED
FD/PLANNING STAFF
FD/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
PES.D. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/ME LUCE
PS/POS
SIR J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
KR DONALD
R WRIGH
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
MR 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 RM K195
BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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