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FM PEKING

TO DESKBY 14090OZ FCO

TELNO 74

OF 140654Z JANUARY 88

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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15 JAN 1988

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HONG KONG TELNOS 170 AND

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AND YOUR TELNOS 103 AND 109 TO HONG

KONG: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT: WHITE PAPER

''FURTHER

1. SUBJECT TO ONE POINT, I AM CONTENT WITH THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE AND DEFENSIVE MATERIAL IN SECOND TUR AS AMENDED BY THIRD AND FOURTH

TURS. I WONDER WHETHER

IN LINE & OF PARA 3 IS

NECESSARY. I THINK THE CHINESE COULD INTERPRET ''FURTHER EVOLUTION

OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT '' AS A SIGN THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL

SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THE SHORT OR MEDIUM TERMS TO INTRODUCE AN EVEN

GREATER ELEMENT OF DIRECT ELECTIONS TO LEGCO. MIGHT IT NOT BE BEST

SIMPLY TO OMIT THAT WORD?

2. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR FINAL INSTRUCTIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE

ON 15 JANUARY TO ALLOW ME TO CALL ON KE ZAISHUO DURING THE COURSE

OF THE DAY.

EVANS

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