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FM HONG KONG 270917Z FEB 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 420 OF 27 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
YOUR TELNO 324.
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AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS AND LEGCO (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) BILL.
I ACCEPT THAT PROVISION FOR THE GOVERNOR TO HAVE THE POWER TO DISSOLVE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHOULD BE INSERTED IN THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TIME BEING, SUBJECT TO FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE QUESTION DURING THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
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2. PLEASE TELEGRAPH DRAFT CLAUSES FOR THE AMENDING LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS IMMEDIATELY, SO THAT WE CAN INSERT CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS INTO THE ELECTORAL BILL SO THAT IT CAN BE GAZETTED.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/R LUCE
PS/PUS
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 ER BRC CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
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