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Mr Hum (HKD)

SECRET

HICK 011/3

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

13 JUL 1984

DESK OFFICER

PA

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Future of Hong Kong:

Constitutional Development up to and

after 1997

The Secretary of State has seen the minutes from Sir William Harding and the PUS in which Sir William Harding said that he stuck to his preference for option 3(c) (retention of a British Government appointed from London, but with an elected local Chief Minister). Sir William Harding thought that the Chinese might wear this and that it would avoid the constitutional problem of attempting to sack an elected Governor. The PUS commented that he was inclined to agree with this minute. The Secretary of State is anxious that no decision on this should be taken until further consideration has been given to the question.

12 July 1984

cc:

PS/Mr Luce PS/PUS

Sir P Cradock

Sir W Harding

LV Appleyard

(L V Appleyard)

Sir J Freeland

Mr Orr (FED)

Mr Walker (Research Dept)

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