TNAG-1443-FCO40-1927-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 208

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TO DESKBY 21103OZ FCO

TELNO 3482

OF 210915Z OCTOBER 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK als

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 31 OCT 1986

REGISTRY

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

409

411.

Action Taken

413

TOW

Q DIST ?

YOUFR TELNO 2322-2325 : MEETING OF OD (K) : PREPARATION OF PAPER :

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING VERY MINOR COMMENTS ON THE TEXT IN TURS

(SOME OF WHICH MAY RELATE TO TRANSMISSION ERRORS):

A) PARA 3. THE WORD 'COMPROMISE 11 IN THE SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD

READ COMPROMISES''. THE WORD 'DIRECTLY' IN THE FIFTH SENTENCE

SHOULD BE OMMITTED, AS THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ALSO CONTAINS SOME

INDIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS.

B)

C)

PARA. 7. TO END .... HELD IN SEPTEMBER 1988.**

PARA. 15.

SENTENCE.

D) PARA. 19.

SENTENCE.

E)

INSERT ''A'' BEFORE WIDESPREAD IN THE LAST

INSERT *(BLDC)' AFTER 'COMMITTEE '' IN THE THIRD

PARA. 32. THE SECOND SENTENCE TO READ

THERE IS LIKELY

TO BE AMONG MANY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN

CONFIDENCE IN THE WILLINGNESS ..... '' THE LAST SENTENCE SEEMS

SLIGHTLY OUT OF CONTEXT AND COULD PERHAPS BE REMOVED TO THE END

OF PARA. 30.

YOUDE

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MR GILLMORE

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