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Action Taken

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM,

PERSONAL

YOUR TELNO 3576: PAPERS FOR OD(K)

HKD

1.

TODAY.

WE DISCUSSED OUR DRAFTS WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE

THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

2.

THERE ARE NO FURTHER CHANGES TO MAKE TO THE PAPER.

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

3.

IN THE LIGHT OF TODAY'S DISCUSSION WE PROPOSE TO MAKE THE

FOLLOWING FURTHER SMALL CHANGES:

(A)

PARA 14. IN DESCRIBING VIEWS IN HONG KONG ON THE

INTRODUCTION OF A DIRECTLY ELECTED ELEMENT INTO LEGCO IT

SEEMS LOGICAL TO BEGIN WITH A STATEMENT OF WHAT APPEARS AT

PRESENT TO BE THE MAJORITY

VIEW (CF THE FOURTH SENTENCE OF PARA 30). WE ALSO WISH

TO INTRODUCE A CLEARER DISTINCTION BETWEEN VIEWS ABOUT

1988 AND ABOUT 1997, AND TO TIDY UP THE TEXT IN OTHER

SMALL WAYS. ACCORDINGLY PARAGRAPH 14 NOW READS AS

FOLLOWS:

QUOTE ACCORDINGLY MANY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WILL NOT WISH

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