RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 1452
OF 0809OOZ MAY 89
RESTRICTED
TOP COPY dest?
78
055565 MDLIAN 9654
FOR ALAN PAUL, HKD
COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (CPA)
lavoli
THE HONG KONG BRACH HAS BEEN ASKED BY CPA HQ TO CONTRIBUTE A REGULAR COLUMN TO THEIR QUARTERLY JOURNAL THE PARLIAMENTARIAN. WE ARE DOUBTFUL WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SOULD START NOW GIVEN THAT WE WOULD CEASE DOING SO WITHIN EIGHT YEARS. ANOTHER DIFFICULTY IS THAT THE AUTHORS OF THESE ARTICLES ARE USUALLY CLERKS OF PARLIAMENTS, WHO ARE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT OF THE VARIOUS PARTIES WHICH MAKE UP THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AND OWE NO ALLEGIANCE TO ANY MEMBER OR GROUP OF MEMBER. CLERKS IN HONG KONG ARE CIVIL SERVANTS AND THEY WOULD NO DOUBT ATTRACT COMPLAINTS IF THEY WERE TO SELECT WHICH DEBATES SHOULD BE COVERED, WHICH MEMBERS' VIEWS SHOULD BE RECED ETC.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD HAVE A QUIET WORD WITH DR DAVID TONKIN, SECRETARY GENERAL OF CPA EXPLAINING OUR DIFFICULTIES AND ADVISING HIM THAT WE DO NOT WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PARLIAMENTARIAN.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
MINIMAL
HKD
NNNN
18
DISTRIBUTION
18
CCD
PAGE 1 RESTRICTED
Page 150Page 151
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.