TNAG-1443-FCO40-1927-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 205

GRS 120

SECRET

FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 23090OZ FCO

TELNO 3497

OF 2307552 OCTOBER

SECRET

HKK

1011

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

31 OCT 1986

CESK OFFICER

INDEX

416

TOP COPY Q DIST 7

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

See (419

409

410

All

(NIT

FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR

YOUR TELNOS 2322-5 AND 2328-31 : PAPERS FOR OD(K)

1.

AS YOU KNOW, BOTH THE 1987 REVIEW AND THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A POST OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE (DESIGNATE) WITHIN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BEFORE 1997 WERE DISCUSSED WHEN EXCO VISITED LONDON

IN SEPTEMBER AND AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH THE

COUNCIL ON 11 OCTOBER. I WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL FOR AGREEMENT TO CIRCULATE TO EXCO, FOR ITS MEETING ON 28 OCTOBER, AND FOR INFORMATION THE TEXTS OF THE TWO PAPERS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED BY OD (K) LATER THAT WEEK. IN DOING THIS, I WOULD OF COURSE MAKE IT CLEAR THAT MINISTERS HAD NOT YET TAKEN ANY DECISIONS ON THE PAPER ON THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

2. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE DETAILS OF ANY AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE TEXTS IN TURS DESKBY 24030OZ, OR IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE BY

2503OOZ.

YOUDE

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HMLNAN 3679

LIMITED

ико

MR GILLMORE

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