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DESKBY HONG KONG 14010OZ
DESKBY FCO 13120OZ
FM PEKING 13093OZ JUN 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 99 OF 13 JUNE
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
FOR HADDON-CAVE FROM GOVERNOR
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RECEIVED IN REGISTE
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PEKING TELNO 1094 AND YOUR TEL NO 489 TO PEKING: FUTURE EGRET: GREEN PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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1. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FOR DISCUSSION ON MY RETURN.
2. IN OREDER TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE CHINESE TO COMPLAIN WHEN THE GREEN PAPER IS PUBLISHED AMEND THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 58 TO READ TO THIS END IT IS PROPOSED THAT (THE SCREENOR) SHOULD BE ELECTED BY AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE COMPOSED OF ALL ELECTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, (NEXT SEVEN WORDS UNDERLINED) AFTER A PERIOD OF CONSULTATION AMONG THEM." (THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL WORDS ARE UNDERLINED).
3. TO MAKE CLEAR THAT IT IS ONLY IN RESPECT OF (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) DOMESTIC AND EXTERNAL ECONOMIC ETC MATTERS THAT THE GOVERNOR'S POWERS IN RELATION TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WOULD BE
CHANGED ADD AT THE END PARA 63....'' IN THE TERRITORY. POWERS IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (EXCEPT IN RESPECT OF ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL, LEGAL AND CULTURAL MATTERS} DEFENCE WOULD AS NOW BE RESERVED TO HMG IN THE UK''.
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MR WILSON
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SIR P CRADOCK
Me BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS
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