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FM FCO 0912452 MAR 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 428 OF 09 MARCH

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

HKK040

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YOUR TELNO 625 AND PEKING TELNO 399: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: LEGCO

DEBATE

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WE AGREE THE TEXT IN YOUR TUR SUBJECT TO PEKING'S AMENDMENTS

AND THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTED ADDITION.

2. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO INCLUDE A LOW KEY

REFERENCE TO THE CHINESE OWN EXPRESSED READINESS TO LISTEN TO A WIDE

RANGE OF HONG KONG VIEWS.

THIS MIGHT BE ACHIEVED BY AN ADDITIONAL SENTENCE AT THE

END OF PARA 7 ON THE FOLLOWING LINES. QUOTE BOTH THE CHINESE AND

BRITISH GOVERNMENTS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR READINESS TO HEAR VIEWS

FROM THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF OPINION HERE. THE BALANCED

CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH WE HAVE HEARD TODAY MUST HELP THAT SENSIBLE

UNQUOTE.

PROCESS.

HOWE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

COPIES TO:

ED/PLANNING STAFF

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D/ED/PUSD

PES.B. (MR TALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR TAN SINCLAIR

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PSAME LUCE

PS/PUS

SER J BULLARD

SIR W HARDING KR" WILSON

KR WRIGHT

SIR C NICKELL

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

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 D'

BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE

MR GOODALL

CABINET OFFICE

MR. BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D

PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK BY KĪTS

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

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