TNAG-1596-FCO40-2181-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 264

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GRS 180

SECRET

FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1212

OF 260628Z JUNE 87

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INFO DESKBY 27010OZ HONG KONG

TO

COPY

HONG KONG TELNOS 2486 TO 2490: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNEMTN: LONGER TERM

ISSUES

1.

WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINOR COMMENTS:

A) ON SECOND TUR: IN PARA 7, SHOULD '1987'' NOT READ 1986'?

B) ON THIRD TUR:

1: PARA 3: WE SUGGEST THAT LAST SENTENCE SHOULD READ

..CONSIDERATION OF THE MERITS...

11: PARA 9(F): WE SUGGEST RECASTING. THIS PARA TO READ TO DEAL WITH FOREIGN RELATIONS IN APPROPRAITE FIELDS AND OTHER AFFAIRS...ETC''.

PARA 9(G) SHOULD THONG KONG LAW''

NOT READ THE LAW OF THE

11:

HKSAR''?

IV: PARA 12: ALTHOUGH THIS IS VERY MUCH A POINT FOR HONG KONG, WE SUGGEST SUBSTITUTING WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR MIGHT BE DESIRABLE' AT END OF FIRST SENTENCE.

C) ON FIFTH TUR: 1: SINCE THE CHINESE HAVE A MARKED PREFERENCE FOR INDIRECT ELECTIONS, WE THINK IT MIGHT BE BETTER PRESENTATIONALLY TO

THIS WOULD REQUIRE REVERSE THE ORDER OF 11 AND 111 AT PARA 3. CONSEQUENTIAL CHANGES IN PARA 4.

11: IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 9 OF FIFTH TUP THAT SHOULD READ

''THOSE''.

EVANS

PEHPAN 2109

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

MR MC LAREN MR GILLMORE

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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