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CONFIDENTIAL

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

OD (K) (86) 2

October 1986

CABINET

DEFENCE AND OVERSEA POLICY COMMITTEE

SUB-COMMITTEE ON HONG KONG

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

COPY NO.

Memorandum by the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary

Introduction

1.

The purpose of this paper is to report to the Sub-Committee on progress in the development of representative government in Hong Kong. It covers the following aspects:

(i)

issues considered in the 1984

review of representative

(ii)

government and the changes adopted as a result:

preparations for the further review to be conducted in 1987,

and the main issues that will be considered then:

(iii)

(iv)

the present state of Hong Kong opinion on those issues:

the problem of compatability with the structure of government

to be laid down in the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China:

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