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YOUR TELNO 2128-2130: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG

AND CHINA: HONG KONG BRIEFING

三

1. SHALL ANNOUNCE IN MY ADDRESS ON 8 OCTOBER OUR INTENTION TO

DROP THE TERM UNOFFICIAL''. WIT WOULD THEREFORE BE HELPFUL #F

THE SECRETARY OF STATE DID NOT USE IT. WE PROPOSE IN FUTURE TO USE

THE GENERAL TERM ''MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL''

FOR ALL MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MEMBER ...... ON OCCASIONS WHEN

THIS IS NECESSARY. SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND MISS DUNN WILL THEN BE

REFERRED TO AS SENIOR MEMBER OF EACH COUNCIL, AND WHEN NECESSARY

THE CHIEF SECRETARY AS THE ''SENIOR OFFICHAL MEMBER''

2. HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT IN SECOND TUR:

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A) PARA 2. END THIRD SENTENCE AT ''DEVELOPMENT''. REPLACE REST OF

SENTENCE AND FOURTH SENTENCE BY ''BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IS NOW

HIGHER, POLITICAL CONFIDENCE HIS STILL FRAGILE AND THE DAYA BAY

MISSUE HAS HAD A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON CONFIDENCE''

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B) PARA. 4, SECOND SENTENCE. REPLACE OUR CONDUCT OF THE''

BY THE FORTHCOMING''.

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C) PARA. 4, LAST SENTENCE. ADD AT END (NEVERTHELESS THERE ARE

SIGNS THAT THE CHINESE MAY BE READY TO ACCEPT A PROPORTION OF

DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS IN THE POST-1997 LEGISLATURE.)'

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D) PARA. 5. DELETE SECOND SENTENCE AND REPLACE BY

IT IS

GENERALLY RECOGNIZED IN HONG KONG THAT USEFUL PROGRESS HAS BEEN

MADE AND THAT THE CHINESE HAVE DEMONSTRATED SOME FLEXIBILITY. BUT

THERE IS A LINGERING SUSPUCHON THAT THE JLG MS A FORUM

FOR THE BRITISH AND CHINESE TO REACH AGREEMENTS WHICH MAY NOT BE N

THE BEST INTERESTS OF HONG KONG.''

E) FIRST PARA 6. SUGGEST THAT VRS BE PLACED BELOW NATIONALITY

AND DEFENCE ISSUE.

F) SECOND PARA 6. EXCO MEMBERS WILL WISH TO DISCUSS THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE PAPER ON THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, AND HOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE PROPOSES TO DEAL WITH THIS SUBJECT. YOU

WILL RECALL THE IMPORTANCE THAT THEY ATTACHED TO IT DURING THEIR

MEETINGS WITH MINISTERS IN LONDON.

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