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FM FCO 071830Z JUNE 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1034 OF 7 JUNE 1984
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING DESKBY 080100Z
FUTURE EGRET YOUR TELNO 1508: DRAFT GREEN PAPER
1.
JALY
ON READING THE FULL TEXT OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER WE ARE
STRUCK IN PARTICULAR BY THE FAR-REACHING CHANGES PROPOSED TO THE
POSITION OF GOVERNOR AFTER 1991/92 (CHAPTER 7).
2. MINISTERS ARE LIKELY TO ASK FOR ADVICE IN PARTICULAR ON THE
FOLLOWING POINTS:
I. PARA 59 SAYS THAT NO CHANGE IS ENVISAGED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DIRECTION OF GOVERNMENT
IN HONG KONG. BUT THE COMBINATION OF THE CHANGE TO AN
ELECTED (NOT APPOINTED) EXCO AND THE FORMAL REMOVAL OF THE
GOVERNOR'S POWER BOTH TO REJECT EXCO'S ADVICE AND TO DECIDE ON WHAT QUESTIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO EXCO, WILL PRESUMABLY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE GOVERNOR'S POSITION.
HOW DO WE SEE HIM OPERATING IN THESE NEW CIRCUMSTANCES?
II. HOW WOULD HMG'S RESERVE AND OVERRIDING POWERS BE
EXERCISED UNDER THE NEW SITUATION?
III.
3.
HOW ARE THE CHINESE LIKELY TO REACT TO PUBLIC PROPOSAL
OF A SYSTEM UNDER WHICH THE GOVERNOR WOULD BE ELECTED AND
WHICH THEREFORE PREJUDGES THE ISSUE (ON WHICH THEIR OWN
IDEAS STILL SEEM TO BE UNCLEAR) ABOUT WHETHER THE POST-1997
CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD BE ELECTED OR CHOSEN?
IV.
HOW WILL OPINION IN HONG KONG REACT TO DETAILED
PROPOSALS ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S ROLE BEING MADE SEVERAL
YEARS IN ADVANCE OF THEIR COMING INTO EFFECT?
GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS BY 08090OZ. ALSO FOR THOSE OF PEKING
BOTH ON 2111 ABOVE AND ANY OTHER ASPECTS OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER.
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HD HKD
HD FED
MR WILSON
COPIES TO
MR BURROWS
LEGAL ADVISERS
SIR PERCY CRAD OCK
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