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FM HONG KONG 03090OZ JUL 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1796 OF 3 JULY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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STRY

JUL 1994

JANS/2 KER

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 1190.

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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND

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GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE.

EXCO CONSIDRED REVISED DRAFT GREEN PAPER TODAY AND ADVISED THAT IT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED ON 18. JULY, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING FAIRLY MINOR AMENDMENTS:-

(A) PARA. 37, FOURTH SENTENCE.

AMEND TO READ AS FOLLOWS

''HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO QUALIFY AS AN ELECTOR IN ANY OF THE

FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUTENCIES IT WOULD NORMALLY BE NECESSARY TO BE

A REGISTERED ELECTOR ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL."

THE WORD 'NORMALLY''

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HAS BEEN ADDED TO PROVIDE FOR POSSIBLE

CASES WHERE AN ELECTOR MAY BE A CORPORATE BODY WHICH COULD NOT

BE A REGISTERED ELECTOR ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL.

(B) PARA 39, THIRD SENTENCE.

AMEND ''SEPTEMBER' TO READ 'JULY''.

THIS CHANGE IS PROPOSED TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR CONSIDERATION

TO BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR AFTER

THE ELECTIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

(C) PARA 44

DELETE FINAL SENTENCE.

(D) ADD NEW PARA. 44A, AS FOLLOWS

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''THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE OPTIONAL PROPOSALS

DESCRIBED IN PARA. 44

LEGCO

1991

MEMBERS

OPTION 1

(A) ELECTED BY ELECTORAL

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OPTION

20

2

COLLEGE

(B)

ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL

CONSTITUENCIES

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