OCMIAN 2498
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DD 290100Z HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
281510Z OCT
GRS 500
SECRET
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 290100Z HONG KONG
TELNO 2402
OF 281510Z OCTOBER 86
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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD
MY TELNO 2363: PAPERS FOR OD(K)
1.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS NOW COMMENTED ON THE TWO PAPERS DRAFTED FOR OD(K). HE HAS ASKED FOR REDRAFTED VERSIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO HIM TODAY, IN PREPARATION FOR AN OFFICE MEETING
ON 29.OCTOBER.
2.
THE REVISED DRAFTS ARE CONTAINED IN A SERIES OF
IFTS (6 IN ALL).
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS TO BE REFLECTED AT TOMORROW'S MEETING, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THOSE DESKBY 290900Z. THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
3.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS INSTRUCTED THAT THE PAPER SHOULD BE PRESENTED MORE POSITIVELY TO POINT IN FAVOUR OF OPTION B. WE SHOULD DRAW GREATER ATTENTION TO THE INFLUENCE WHICH IT
HE HAS WOULD GIVE US OVER WHAT HAPPENS IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997. ALSO COMMENTED THAT HE IS MORE IN FAVOUR OF DEVOLUTION THAN OF DELEGATION OF POWERS TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE (DESIGNATE): THE FORMER SOUNDS LESS RECOVERABLE, AND DOES MORE TO ESTABLISH THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. IN EITHER CASE THE POWERS
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