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25.

DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND WU XUEQIAN

WOULD BE NECESSARY TO SECURE IT.

IT IS (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) RECOMMENDED THAT WE ADOPT

THE QUOTE LIMITED DELAY UNQUOTE OPTION FOR THE TIMING OF THE

REVIEW, AND AIM TO PUBLISH THE GREEN PAPER AT THE LATEST AT THE END OF MAY 1987, AND THE WHITE PAPER IN FEBRUARY 1988 (PARA 15

ABOVE). IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT WE PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE

REVIEW BY UNDERTAKING THE SERIES OF CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE

LISTED IN PARA 18 ABOVE, AND THAT WE HANDLE THE GREEN PAPER WITH

THE CHINESE ON THE BASIS OF PARA 20 ABOVE. AT THIS STAGE,

MINISTERS ARE REQUESTED ONLY TO NOTE THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR THE

OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW DESCRIBED IN PARA 24 ABOVE.

26.

A CONSOLIDATED TIMETABLE OF EVENTS IN 1987/8, BASED ON

THE ASSUMPTION THAT THIS OPTION IS ADOPTED, IS ANNEXED.

ANNEX

HONG KONG: REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

POSSIBLE TIMETABLE FOR 1987/88

JANUARY 1987

MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY OF STATE TO WU XUEQIAN.

JANUARY-MARCH

MARCH

OR MARCH/APRIL

APRIL

LATE APRIL

LATE MAY

AUGUST

VISIT TO HONG KONG BY ZHOU NAN.

SECRETARY OF STATE/WU MEETING IN EUROPE.

MR RENTON'S VISIT TO PEKING AND HONG KONG.

FOURTH BLDC PLENARY.

SECRETARY OF STATE/WU MEETING IN BANGKOK.

PUBLICATION OF GREEN PAPER.

FIFTH BLDC PLENARY.

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