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MY TELNO 1799: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: LONGER TERM #SSUES
WE HAVE PUT WORK IN HAND ON THE DRAFTING OF A SERIES OF **THINK-PIECES'' WHICH MINHTHALLY WILL FORM THE BASIS FOR
DISCUSSION WITHIN THE ADMINISTRAT HON. THESE WILL COVER THE ESSENT NAL ELEMENTS OF AN IDEAL SAR GOVERNMENT (E. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, THE 'EXECUTIVE AUTHOR:HTMES'' (IN THE SENSE OF THE EQUIVALENT BODY TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL): AND THE LEGISLATURE) AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM. WE ARE NOT AT PRESENT INCLUDING THE JUDICIARY IN THE EXERCISE AS SEPARATE ACTION IS BEING CONSIDERED TO MINFORM THE CHINESE OF OUR PROPOSALS FOR ''DISTANCING'' THE JUDICIARY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.
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WE SEE THE OBJECT OF THE EXERCISE AS BEANG:
(A) TO WORK OUT THE ELEMENTS OF A STRUCTURE WHICH WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE MN PLACE N 1997, CONSTRUCTED ON THE BAS:US OF EXISTING SYSTEMS, AND WHICH IS BOTH FULLY CONSISTENT WITH THE JD AND BEST SUITED TO HONG KONG'S CIRCUMSTANCES AND
NEEDS: AND
KB) TO FEED OUR IDEAS TO THE CHINESE SIDE WITH A VIEW TO
INFLUENCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR THINKING IN GENERAL AND THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW IN PARTICULAR.
TO THIS END THE THINK-PIECES WOULD EXAMINE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR EACH OF THE ASPECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION, WITH A VIEW TO PRODUCING A PREFERRED OPTION IN EACH CASE. ONCE THE THINK-PIECES HAVE BEEN AGREED INTERNALLY, THEY WOULD BE WRITTEN UP INTO DRAFT PAPERS IN A FORM WHICH WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR PASSING TO THE CHINESE. AT THAT POINT WE WOULD PROPOSE FIRST TO CLEAR
THE PAPERS WITH YOU AT OFFICIAL LEVEL AND THEN PUT THEM TO
EXCO AND MINISTERS.
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