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PUBLISHED ITS CALL FOR EARLY DIRECT ELECTIONS IN 'HONG KONG

TOWARDS THE FUTURE', WILL WE BELIEVE BE SECONDARY TO PRESSURE

FROM WITHIN HONG KONG ITSELF.

3.

THE ABOVE ASSESSMENT APPLIES GENERALLY TO THE RELATIVELY

LARGE GROUP OF MPS, BOTH INSIDE THE ANGO-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP AND OUT, WHO HAVE VISITED HONG KONG IN RECENT YEARS AND WHO HAVE DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN HONG KONG LARGELY THROUGH THE

BUT THERE IS, WITHIN THE

PROGRESS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.

ANGLO-HONG KONG GROUP, A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF MPS, MAINLY ON THE LEFT, WHO TAKE A DOCTRINAIRE VIEW OF THE NEED FOR EARLY DIRECT ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG AND WHO WILL ATTACK THE 1987 REVIEW AS

WOEFULLY INADEQUATE IF IT PROPOSES ANYTHING LESS.

THESE MPS INCLUDE MESSRS CANAVAN, PARRY, FREESON, GOULD AND BRAY. THIS GROUP DOES NOT APPEAR TO CARRY MUCH WEIGHT WITH OTHER MEMBERS

ON HONG KONG ISSUES.

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP/HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT

(MR WALKER)

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT,

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASSESSMENT

STAFF, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10

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MR WOOD, LEGAL ADVISERS

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