TNAG-2452-FCO40-3569-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-1992 — Page 103

Argument

9.

то

SECRET 高度機密

maintain

and

5

enhance

public support and to

counter

act the

Chinese barrage we must continue to argue

for the package but our public profile must always be calm

and reasonable.

Whilst not proposing modifications or

alternatives to the Governor's proposals we should consider put forward by others e.g. members of LegCo. have accepted their suggestion that the proposed Committee be shelved for the time being.

alternatives

Indeed we

Oh?

Government

Legco

We can expect to have difficulties with any proposals which seek to dilute the package e.g. Urban Council's proposal to We cannot phase deviate from Our very public bottom line that electoral

the

abolition

of

appointed

members.

arrangements

has to be open,

fair and acceptable to the

majority of the people of Hong Kong.

[We may also wish to

consider the merit of :

1

as the criteria

using

the five principles against which to judge any alternative proposals

on the Election Committee; and

for

proposals

on

Functional Constituencies the

should

be those

in

the 1988

White

criteria

Paper.]