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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1637 OF 15 JUNE

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING.

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YOUR TELNO 1096 OF 14 JUNE.

1. I SUGGEST THAT THE SECOND SENTENCE OF THE PROPOSED REPLY IN PARA. 2 OF YOUR TUR SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS

**THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HOPES TO PUBLISH NEXT MONTH A GREEN PAPER OUTLINING PROPOSALS ON THIS SUBJECT.''

2. I ALSO SUGGEST THAT THE PROPOSED REPLY TO A POSSIBLE SUPPLEMEN- TARY IN PARA 5 OF YOUR TUR SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS **THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT. THIS INCLUDES THE INTRODUCTION IN 1982 OF DISTRICT BOARDS WITH A DIRECTLY ELECTED ELEMENT BASED ON A VERY BROAD FRANCHISE. IN 1983 THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE URBAN COUNCIL WAS INCREASED TO 30, HALF OF WHOM ARE ELECTED FROM DISTRICT CONSTITUENCIES ON THE SAME BROAD FRANCHISE AS FOR DISTRICT 30ARD ELECTIONS. IN MAY THIS YEAR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED DEFINITIVE PLANS TO DEVELOP FURTHER THE REPRESENTATIVE STATUS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS BY DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS IN 1985 AND TO ESTABLISH IN 1986 A NEW REGIONAL COUNCIL, WITH A SUBSTANTIAL ELECTED ELEMENT IN ITS MEMBERSHIP, TO COVER THOSE AREAS OF THE TERRITORY NOT ALREADY COVERED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.'

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