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Mr Burns

PS/Lord Caithness

Private Secretary

CONFIDENTIAL

FROM: P F Ricketts, HKD

DATE: 4 February 1992

cc: Sir J Coles

Mr Davies, FED

Mr Bickham,

Special Advisers

Mr Cornish, News Dept

Mr Broadbent,

Economic Advisers

SECRETARY OF STATE'S SEMINAR ON HONG KONG: 11 FEBRUARY

1. I submit a paper in preparation for this Seminar.

have not tried to cover all items of current Hong Kong

business, but have selected a number of the key issues:

(i) Hong Kong Political Developments, including the

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management of LegCo, and the appointment of liberals

to EXCO;

(ii) The 1995 Elections, including a faster pace of

democratisation, and whether we should try to seek

convergence between all aspects of Hong Kong's electoral arrangements and the Basic Law;

(iii) The first Chief Executive and Principal Officials of

the SAR Government, including the timing for

discussing individuals with the Chinese side;

(iv) The Economy and the Airport, including the question of

oversight of HKG's management of the project;

FIZABR/1

CONFIDENTIAL