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FROM PEKING 080915Z JUN 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1073 OF 8/6/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TEL NO 1034:
FUTURE OF HONG KONG:
DRAFT GREEN PAPER
1. THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY TO VIEW THE PROPOSAL FOR AN ELECTED GOVERNOR WITH DISPLEASURE BECAUSE
(A) TO THEM IT WILL APPEAR THAT HMG IS TRYING TO SHURG OFF
HER RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG BEFORE 1997:
KB) THEY WILL SEE THE PROPOSAL AS ANOTHER PLOY
TO TURN HONG KONG INTO AN INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ENTITY
AND
(C) THEY WILL BELIEVE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PREEMPT
THEIR DECISION ON HOW THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE SAR WILL
BE SELECTED AFTER 1997.
2. I WOULD EXPECT THEIR MINIMUM REACTION TO BE THAT THEY WILL GIVE NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS METHOD OF SELECTION WILL CONTINUE AFTER
· 1997, NOR THAT THE POWERS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AFTER 1997
WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE GOVERNOR BEFORE 1997.
EVANS
FUTMZE OF HONG KONG
כוכי
C/PLANNING STAFF
3/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD
PES B. (1R TALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (MR FREELAND).
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/R. LUCE
PS/POS
SER J BULLARD
STE WILSON
STR W BARDING
JAR FRI GENT SER C TICNERAL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGJAY PALACK
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF ASIE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE DIXONDQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERGIS
MR BURROWS
IETS D
LEGAL IDDYS
KR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
HE MARTIN ASSESSLENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
KR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BEENKAN CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
BIR ? CRADOCK EN K196
SECRET
P CRADOCK HO 10 DOWNING STRE
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