TNAG-1434-FCO40-1917-Hong-Kong-leading-personality-Sir-Yue-Kong-Pao--businessman-1986 — Page 292

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4.

Xu said at one point that Lu Ping had

seen over one thousand people in Hong Kong and among them he had not found much support for

direct elections.

2.

5.

Another point: Sir Y.K. had implied that the question of building the structure of government would be something dealt with by the drafting of the Basic Law and I therefore find it rather disturbing to find these sentiments echoed in Sir William Harding's discussion with Zhou Nan (para.2C of Peking Telegram No. 285). "The best way forward was through the BLDC and BLCC". And again, Ke Zaishuo (para.3C) "concepts would be clarified and made more precise during the drafting of the Basic Law. " This will need

watching.

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6.

It was not a very productive lunch with Sir Y.K. Pao, when waxing eloquent, reverting to Ning Po dialect which I think not even

Xu could understand.

7. I was able to say to Xu that it might be useful to have a chat. Xu agreed

wholeheartedly. This opens the way to arranging a meeting at which the Walled City could be discussed. This could take the form of tea or supper at Victoria House.

cc S (GD)

PS/GH

DAP

(CS) 1.3.86

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