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FM HONG KONG 15095OZ FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 398 OF 15 FEBRUARY 1984

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

MIPT: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES.

1. FOLLOWING ARE LIST OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKING PAPER.

I RECOMMEND THAT THESE BE ADOPTED BEFORE THE TEXT IS PASSED TO THE

CHINESE:

PARA 2: ADD THE WORDS QUOTE AFTER 1997 UNQUOTE AT THE END OF THE

FIRST SENTENCE.

PARA 5: OMIT THE WORD QUOTE SUBSIDIARY UNQUOTE IN THE SECOND SENTENCE.

PARA 11: AMEND TO READ QUOTE APART FROM ANY PUBLIC OFFICERS, MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WOULD BE SELECTED BY AN ELECTIVE PROCESS UNQUOTE.

PARA 18: OMIT

2. SEE MIFT.

YOUDE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

FD/FIKD

FED

ED/PLANNING STAFF

ED/PUSD

D/HD/PUSD (HR FLOWER)

RES.B. (R WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

SIR W HARDING

KR DONALD

HR FRIGHT

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

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFIC

MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE

MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK RM K195

SECRETBIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET