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HKCK oll RECEIVED IN DEGISTRY 26 FEB 1985
FM HONG KONG 25100OZ FEB 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 391 OF 25 FEBRUARY
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 307.
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AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS AND LEGCO
(ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) BILL.
CAREFUL CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO FIFOOT'S COMMENTS ON
THE DRAFT BILL ATTACHED TO HADDON-CAVE'S LETTER OF 12 FEBRUARY. OUR
COMMENTS ON FIFOOT'S POINTS ARE AS FOLLOWS :-
(A) CLAUSE 2(4).
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WE AGREE THAT THE DEFINITION OF A SUBSTANTIAL CONNECTION'' IS
A WIDE ONE, BUT WE DO NOT WISH TO BE TOO RESTRICTIVE IN THIS RESPECT.
WE DO NOT THINK THAT THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE ANY MAJOR DIFFICULTIES
IN PRACTICE.
(B) CLAUSE 3 AND 5.
WE AWAIT NOTIFICATION OF MINISTERS DECISIONS ON THE ISSUE OF
DISSOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
(C) CLAUSE 6(2).
WE PROPOSE TO MEET FIFOOT'S POINT BY DELETING CLAUSE 21(E).
(D) CLAUSE 14(2).
THIS NEW SUB-CLAUSE STEMS FROM EXCO'S DECISION THAT AN ABSOLUTE
MAJORITY ALTERNATIVE VOTE PROCEDURE SHOULD BE USED IN THE FUNCTIONAL
CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS. PARA 5 OF MY TELNO 313 AND MY TELNO 319
REFER.
AS TWO MEMBERS ARE TO BE ELECTED BY THE LABOUR CONSTITUENCY IT
IS NECESSARY TO DIVIDE IT INTO TWO ELECTORAL DIVISIONS TO ENABLE
EACH MEMBER TO BE ELECTED BY AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY OF ALL THE
TRADE UNIONS.
(E) CLAUSE 21(H).
AGREED.
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