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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 3630
OF 180515Z NOVEMBER 91
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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OUR TELNOS 3480 AND 3547: JLG AND LEGCO RELATIONSHIP.
WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE WAY FORWARD AND HOW TO REPLY TO ALLEN LEE'S LETTER: OUR VIEWS ARE SET OUT BELOW.
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THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE CFA ILLUSTRATES THE POLITICAL REALITY THAT LEGCO HAS THE ABILITY TO PREVENT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JLG AGREEMENTS IF LEGISLATION IS REQUIRED OR IF THEY ARE ASKED TO VOTE FUNDS. OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS, A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF JLG BUSINESS IS LIKELY TO FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY A TENTATIVE LIST OF SUBJECTS IS BEING FAXED TO RICKETTS, HKD AND PEKING. THIS ARGUES THAT WE MUST BUILD UP A DIALOGUE WITH LEGCO MEMBERS IF WE ARE TO COUNT ON THEIR SUPPORT IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT
JLG AGREEMENTS.
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THE PROBLEM IS HOW TO SATISFY LEGCO WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PRESERVING UKREP JLG'S NEGOTIATING FLEXBIBILITY: ADHERING TO OUR OBLIGATION UNDER JD 196 TO KEEP JLG DISCUSSIONS CONFIDENTIAL: AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CHINESE SUSPICIONS OF OUR INTENTIONS TOWARDS LEGCO, AND THEIR LIKELY REACTION TO OUR ENGAGING IN ANY FORMAL BRIEFING OF LEGCO.
4. WE HAVE CONSIDERED, BUT DISCOUNTED, THE OPTION OF PROVIDING FORMAL BRIEFINGS TO LEGCO ONCE JLG NEGOTIATIONS HAVE COMMENCED. SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: IT WOULD RESULT IN LEGCO INFLUENCING TO AN UNACCEPTABLE DEGREE UKREP JLG'S NEGOTIATING POSITION: IT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS BREACHES OF JD 196: AND IT WOULD ANTAGONIZE THE CHINESE. THERE IS ALSO NO GUARANTEE THAT WE WOULD SECURE LEGCO'S SUPPORT ON ANY PARTICULAR SUBJECT, GIVEN THAT SOME OF THEIR DEMANDS SIMPLY COULD NOT BE ACCEPTED.
WE HAVE EXAMINED OTHER OPTIONS, AND CONSIDER THAT OUR RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A COMBINATION OF :
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(A) A DIALOGUE WITH LEGCO, USING THE OMELCO PANEL SYSTEM OR ITS REPLACEMENT:
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