TNAG-1356-FCO40-1797-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 42

OCMIAN 8174

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FM FCOLN TO HOKON

231422Z NOV

GRS 59

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1861

OF 231422Z NOVEMBER 85

AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

FOR WILSON. YOUR TELNO 2619 280

1. ON THE BASIS THAT XU'S COMMENTS WERE AIMED NOT AT THE

STRUCTURE OF THE SAR LEGISLATURE BUT AT THE POLITICAL SYSTEM

IN GENERAL, WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE XU UP ON THIS

POINT.

HOWE

*HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RES D (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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