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DESKBY 15083OZ

FM HONG KONG 150829Z MAY 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1323 OF 15 MAY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

HK Kogo/31

RECEIVED IN REGÍSTRY

16 MAY 1984

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

79) MIPT: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE.

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...DURING THE YEARS IMMEDIATELY AHEAD THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG

KONG WILL BE DEVELLPED ON INCREASINGLY REPRESENTATIVE LINES. ALREADY

THIS YEAR, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED PROPOSALS FOR AN

INCREASE IN THE PROPORTION OF ELECTED MEMBERS ON DISTRICT BOARDS, AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL COUNCIL, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A MAJORITY OF ELECTED MEMBERS, TO COVER THOSE AREAS NOT UNDER

THE AEGIS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL. CONSIDERATION IS ALSO BEING GIVEN

TO FORMULATING PROWMSALS WHEREBY THE REPRESENTATIVE STATUS OF THE

TWO MAIN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, NAMELY THE EXECUTIVE

COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MIGHT BE DEVELOPED DURING

THE COMING YEARS. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO PUBLISH A

GREEN PAPER DURING THE SUMMER TO PUT FORWARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

SPECIFIC PROPOSALS ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE

GOVERNMENT. IT IS ALSO THE POLICY OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO

RECRUIT ITS CIVIL SERVICE OVERWHELMINGLY FROM WITHIN HONG KONG

AND 98 PERCENT OF ALL POSTS ARE NOW OCCUPIED BY LOCAL OFFICERS.

THIS POLICY IS ALSO HAVING THE EFFECT OF INCREASING SUBSTANTIALLY

THE PROPORTION OF LOCAL OFFICERS IN THE SENIOR RANKS OF THE SERVICE''

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FUTUR OF HONG KONG

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LEGAL ADVISER (MR FREELAND).

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SIR W HARDING

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MR WRIGENT

SIR C TICKERUT,

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