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FROM: R M Marsden
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 4 July 1989
on the cc: PS/Lord Glenarthur
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passage last page of the attachments. Mr Kampuan appears here to entorse "minor - miaging."
Mr Gillmore
Mr McLaren
PRU
News Department
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Mr Walker, Research Dept
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Private Secretary
FAC REPORT ON HONG KONG: LABOUR'S APPROACH TO DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG
You asked if we would find any material from Hansard on Labour's
approach to democracy in Hong Kong.
2.
I attach the following extracts from Hansard:
A
1.
(a) Mr Ennals
(b) Mr Ennals
(c) Mr Healey
B
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C
D
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Mr Healey
(e) Mr Kaufman
(£) Mr Kaufman
(g) Mr Kaufman
18 December 1974
29 January 1975
16 May
1984
5 December 1984
20 January 1988
10 February 1988
15 July
1988
3.
These extracts show that when Labour were in government they clearly recognised the contraints on constitutional progress in Hong Kong. More recent extracts indicate that, even in 1984, Labour spokesmen were emphasising the importance of gradual progress towards more representative government in order not to threaten Hong Kong's stability and prosperity. By 1988, however, Labour spokesmen were pressing for the introduction of direct elections to LegCo to
be brought forward from 1991 to 1988 and for the proportion of
directly elected members to be increased from 18% to 25%.
Rondine Harde
R M Marsden
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