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1

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG UNTIL

1 JULY 1997. HOWEVER, IN PREPARING THE WHITE PAPER, THE

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS RECOGNISED THE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THE

PROVISIONS OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, AND

THE PLANS HAVE BEEN FRAMED ACCORDINGLY.

DIRECTLY ELECTED DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT (INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR) AS 'SAFEGUARD' OF HONG KONG'S CONTINUED AUTONOMY?

6.

AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR AN ELECTED LEGISLATURE AS PART OF THE

PATTERN OF ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WILL GIVE CONSIDERABLE AUTONOMY TO

THE FUTURE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION. EXACT

DIRECTION AND PACE OF DEMOCRATIC EVOLUTION BETWEEN NOW AND 1997 WILL BE A MATTER FOR CONTINUOUS STUDY BY BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT VIEWS OF PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT. FORMAL REVIEW PLANNED FOR 1987.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

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COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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