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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2311
OF 140915Z SEPTEMBER 92
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1329: GOVERNOR'S SPEECH TO LEGCO: CONSTITUTIONAL
ISSUES.
WE TAKE YOUR POINT IN TUR THAT MENTIONING OF A PRECISE FIGURE OF DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS BEING SOUGHT BY HMG IN THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS MIGHT RISK MAKING THE DISCUSSION WITH THE CHINESE ON CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE MORE DIFFICULT. WE HAVE
DISCUSSED THE DRAFTING OF THIS PARTICULAR SECTION WITH MR.RICKETTS IN HONG KONG. INSTEAD OF A SPECIFIC FIGURE, THE REVISED DRAFT (OF WHICH MR.RICKETTS HAS A COPY) NOW REFERS TO QUOTE AN EXPANSION IN THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE 1995 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO BE CHOSEN BY DIRECT ELECTION UNQUOTE.
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THE REVISED DRAFT THEN CONTINUES TO SAY THAT INCREASING DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY OF BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG AND POINT OUT QUOTE WE SHOULD EXPLORE IN PARALLEL HOW TO DEVELOP OUR REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT UNQUOTE WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE JD AND BL, FOLLOWED BY AN EXPOSITION OF OUR PROPOSED ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1995. WE BELIEVE THIS WOULD ADEQUATELY MEET YOUR OTHER POINT OF KEEPING ALL THE ELEMENTS TOGETHER AS ONE WHOLE PACKAGE FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE CHINESE.
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