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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1887

OF 041345Z SEPTEMBER 86

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FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD 73) YOUR TELNO 2870 AND PEKING TELNO 1594:

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EXCO VISIT TO LONDON

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THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS IN TURS. WE SHALL MAKE THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN PARA 2 OF TUR AND IN PEKING TUR.

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WE ACCEPT YOUR ADVICE ON THE INCLUSION OF A PARAGRAPH ON THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT. WE THINK IT MAY HOWEVER BE HELPFUL TO PREFACE YOUR PROPOSED WORDING WITH A MORE GENERAL SENTENCE. THIS WOULD DILUTE THE CONCENTRATION ON THE 1987 REVIEW AND INDICATE TO THE CHINESE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION REMAINED FIRMLY IN OUR MINDS. THE FULL PARAGRAPH MIGHT READ AS FOLLOWS:

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QUOTE THE MEETING DISCUSSED THE FUTURE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG IN THE LIGHT OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN 1987. THE PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMED THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT

TO THE 1987 REVIEW. SHE REITERATED

IN YOUR TUR).

UNQUOTE (THEN AS

WE NOTE THAT YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING THE DAYA BAY PASSAGE WITH EXCO MEMBERS. AT FIRST SIGHT THE GENERAL LINE SUGGESTED IN THE

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