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FM FCO 051610Z JUL 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1236 OF 5 JULY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

FCO TELNO 1213: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

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01113

JUL 1984

Zio CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

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70/1.

1. FURTHER TO TUR, PAUL FIFOOT, DEPUTY LEGAL ADVISER, HAS COMMENTED THAT HE CAN RECALL NO PRECEDENTS WHERE AN OFFICER SELECTED BY AN ELECTIVE PROCESS HAS BECOME THE QUEEN'S REPRESENTATIVE AND THAT FURTHER THOUGHT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROPRIETY OF THIS. HE HAS ADVISED THAT IN ORDER NOT TO LIMIT OUR OPTIONS OR RAISE PROBLEMS FOR THE PALACE THE WORDS AND TO BE HER REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG SHOULD BE DELETED FROM PARAGRAPH 58 OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER.

IF THIS COULD BE DONE.

2. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.

GRATEFUL

HOWE

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

COPIES TO:-

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR C TICKELL MR GOODALL

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 DEPT

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC

MR CARTLEDGE

MR BRENNAN

CABINET OFFICE

CABINET OFFICE

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE

PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.

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