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PERSONAL FOR HUM AKD, FROM ACTING COVERNOR

MY TELNO 4192: 1987 REVIEW

1. I HAVE BEEN GIVING SOME FURTHER THOUGHT OVER THE WEEKEND TO

THE POINTS SET OUT IN TUR.

2. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT IN ASKING FOR AN ADVANCE COPY OF THE DRAFT OF THE GREEN PAPER, THE CHINESE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN SEEING THE CHAPTER ON THE MEANS OF SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND IN PARTICULAR THE CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF DIRECT ELECTIONS IN 1988. ON WAY OF OVERCOMING OUR RELUCTANCE IN PRINCIPLE TO GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT AT AN EARLY STAGE ON THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER AS A WHOLE MIGHT BE TO EXTRACT THIS CHAPTER, OR EVEN CONCEIVABLY THE SECTION ON DIRECT ELECTIONS ALONE, AND GIVE THEM AN ADVANCE SIGHT OF THAT AS A PAPER ILLUSTRATING HOW WE WOULD PROPOSE TO DEAL WITH THE SUBJECT. ALTERNATIVELY, THIS COULD BE DRAWN ON VERBALLY IN ANY PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES BEFORE THE PUBLICATION OF THE GREEN PAPER.

3. WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A STARTER, IT WOULD CLEARLY BE HELPFUL FOR US TO GIVE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION (UNDERLINE NEXT THREE WORDS) TO THIS SECTION OF THE GREEN PAPER, IF NECESSARY SEPARATELY FROM THE REST OF IT. I SHALL BE LOOKING AT A PRELIMINARY FIRST DRAFT OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO TELEGRAPH SOMETHING TO YOU EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR.

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MR GILLMORE DR WILSON

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