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DD 2009OOZ FCO
DD 20040OZ H/K
CONFIDENTIAL
FROM PEKING 200315Z NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2790 OF 20/11/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TEL NOS 3517 AND 3518:
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WHITE PAPER ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
1 SECOND TUR DID NOT ARRIVE WITH US UNTIL 20010OZ
WE HAVE ONE COMMENT ON IT.
2. IN THE FINAL PARAGRAPH, THE REFERENCE TO A STRAIGHT- JACKET IMPOSED BY SYSTEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SOCIETIES WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF PRESENT DAY HONG KONG'' MIGHT CONCEIVABLY BE MISREAD AS AN ALLUSION TO CHINA.
IT MIGHT THEREFORE BE BETTER FOR THE SENTENCE
SIMPLY TO READ: ''THAT WE MUST ALLOW OUR OWN SYSTEM TO EVOLVE NATURALLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PRESENT DAY HONG KONG''
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
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SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
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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