TNAG-1443-FCO40-1927-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 57

CONFIDENTIAL

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

COPY NO.

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October 1986

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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

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review of

representative

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:

the present state of Hong Kong opinion on those issues:

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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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