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- 6 MAY 1986

JAB6/5

SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH WU XUEQIAN: PEPRESENTATIVE

GOVERNMENT

1.

IN VIEW OF MINISTERS' OTHER PREOCCUPATIONS WE HAVE NOT

YET FORMALLY SUBMITTED TO THEM THE PAPERS TO BE HANDED TO WU

XUEQIAN ON 23 MAY. IN ANY EVENT IT WOULD SEEM SENSIBLE FIRST TO

REVIEW THE DRAFTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE OUTCOME OF THE BASIC LAW

DRAFTING COMMITTEE MEETING AND CONSIDER WHETHER ANY ASPECT OF THE

DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTING DOCUMENTS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO

ACCOUNT BY MEANS OF AMENDMENT. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR

PECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS IN DUE COURSE.

2.

IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE CONSIDERED WHAT PECOMMENDATIONS

WE SHOULD PUT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON OBJECTIVES, TACTICS

AND FOLLOW-UP. THE FOLLOWING PEFLECTS OUR PRELIMINARY VIEWS, ON

WHICH WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

OBJECTIVES

3.

WE SUGGEST THAT OUR OBJECTIVES ON PEPRESENTATIVE

GOVERNMENT, BOTH IN THE MEETING AND BEYOND, MIGHT BE SUMMARISED

AS FOLLOWS:

(A)

TO ENGAGE THE CHINESE MOPE CLOSELY IN DIALOGUE ON THE

STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG IN THE PERIOD UP TO

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