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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 312

OF 22074OZ JANUARY 88

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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HKCB 011/1

35,

173672

MDHIAN 4623

TOP COPY Q. DIST.?

MY TELNOS 112-119 AND YOUR TELNO 96: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

WHITE PAPER

WE HAVE NOW CONSULTED EXCO MEMBERS ON A REVISED DRAFT OF THE WHITE

PAPER INCORPORATING THE AMENDMENTS AGREED IN TURS. IN THE LIGHT

OF THEIR COMMENTS WE PROPOSE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING FURTHER

AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT:

(A) PARA 1 FIFTH SENTENCE: REPLACE 'INDIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS'' BY ''MEMBERS ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND AN ELECTORAL

COLLEGE.'

(B) PARA 4, SECOND SENTENCE: DELETE ''THE PURSUIT OFL

(C)

PARA 7, SECOND AND THIRD SENTENCES: JOIN THE SECOND AND THIRD SENTENCES TOGETHER BY INSERTING ''BUT'' AFTER ''EACH OF THEM'

AND DELETE ''IT'.

(D) PARA 21, THIRD SENTENCE: INSERT ''IN PARTICULAR'' BEFORE ''SIGNATURE CAMPAIGNS'': DELETE ''GENERALLY''.

(E) PARA 22: INSERT ''SOME' BEFORE ''DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS''.

(THE SURVEY

(F) PARA 23, THIRD SENTENCE: DELETE' 'SLIGHT' OFFICE REPORT SHOWED A CLEAR PREFERENCE FOR THIS OPTION.)

·

(G) PARA 24, FIRST SENTENCE:

HONG KONG,

INSERT ''THE SUCCESS OF'' BEFORE

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(H)

PARA 38, FIRST SENTENCE:

DELETE, IF NOT THE NUMBER,

(I) PARA 39, FOURTH SENTENCE: REPLACE 'FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NO DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY BY ''WHICH DO NOT FALL WITHIN THEIR PARTICULAR AREAS OF POLICY RESPONSIBILITY''.

(J)

PARA 68, THIRD SENTENCE: REPLACE ''MARCH'' BY ''APRIL'

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