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FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 20093OZ FCO
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1693
OF 200822Z
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
HRK CUILL
RECEIVED IN HILG.STRY
2 1 NOV 1985
278
PATO"/
PTURARY
Action Taken
AzB 221
YOUR TELNOS 1821-3 TO HONG KONG: JLG: DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
1. WE HAVE ONE THOUGHT ON THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE IN SECOND TUR, ON WHICH HONG KONG MAY WISH TO COMMENT. WE SUGGEST THE ADDITION OF A COUPLE OF SENTENCES AT THE END OF PARAGRAPH 12 ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES: '' THE INDIVIDUALS ELECTED WERE LARGELY MODERATE PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERIENCE OF PUBLIC LIFE, WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT HONG KONG. WE HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL DISCHARGE THEIR DUTIES AS LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS CONSCIENTIOUSLY AND IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF HONG KONG.''
2. ON THE DEFENSIVE POINTS IN THIRD TUR WE SUGGEST:
(A) THAT IN PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 WE REFER TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONGLL RATHER THAN THE GOVERNED''. WE THINK THAT THIS WOULD
BE PRESENTATIONALLY BETTER.
(B) THAT IN PARAGRAPH 9 IT BE MADE CLEAR THAT OUR OFFER OF DISCUSSIONS (SENTENCE 2) WOULD BE FOR INFORMAL ONES OUTSIDE THE JLG. (WE TAKE THIS TO BE YOUR INTENTION GIVEN THE TERMS OF THE SECOND HALF OF PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TELNO 1814 TO HONG KONG.)
EVANS
"HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR FENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY PUSD
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR MARTIN ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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