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We had a useful exchange of views with Ministers on the question of

constitutional development. We briefed Ministers on the current state of opinion in Hong Kong on the issues which will be covered in

the 1987 review. As the 1984 include the question

the question of direct Governor as President of LegCo. Government's commitment to the 1987 review. They indicated that at

this stage they had not of course taken a firm view on direct elections or on any other of the questions to be examined in the

1987 review. Decisions on all these will be taken in the light of

the views expressed by Hong Kong people in the course of the review.

White Paper indicated, these will

elections and the position

the position of the

Ministers reaffirmed the British

We also drew Ministers' attention to the issues being raised in the

Basic Law Drafting Committee. They assured us that given the

British Government's interest in these matters in the context of

the Joint Declaration, they too were following with close attention

the drafting of the Basic Law.

What if Hong Kong people want direct elections but Chinese oppose

this?

While the Hong Kong Government prepares for the 1987 review the Chinese Government are conducting their own consultative process

through the BLDC and BLCC. Would be natural for us to arrive

to arrive at

compatible views, since we are consulting the

are consulting the same constituency in

parallel.

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