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(d)

(e)

(f)

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and

particularly avoid it boiling over into further

Το this end, the temperature

public pronouncements.

gauge

of Chinese concern will need to be carefully monitored by our Peking Embassy.

Monitor very closely the trends of public opinion in

Hong Kong.

Make a realistic assessment of what we can do to improve

the

representative nature of Government in Hong Kong

without provoking the Chinese into openly disassociating

themselves.

Do what we can, in consultation with the Governor, to

prepare Hong Kong opinion for a constructive but

cautious outcome to the 1987 review within the

parameters of (d) above.

Seek to keep public opinion in

opinion in the UK and particularly

opinion at Westminster aware of the political realities.

Regalmen

19 December 1985

A C Galsworthy

Hong Kong Department

The submission reflects prior discussion with

Mr Galsworthy.

1.

I would only wish to add one point. Mr Galsworthy rightly points out (para 9) that there is a danger of so

2.

/emasculating

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