pa Referendum
001637 MDHIAN 5402
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HIMB 07/3
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO
2587
OF 29105OZ OCTOBER 92
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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OUR TELNO 2575: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE WAY FORWARD.
SUMMARY
1.
IT SEEMS THAT THERE WILL NOT/NOT BE A LEGCO MOTION DEBATE ON REFERENDUM FOR THE TIME BEING (PARA 4 OF TUR).
DETAIL
2. MARTIN LEE HAD EARLIER INDICATED HIS INTENTION TO MOVE THE FOLLOWING MOTION AT THE LEGCO SITTING ON 4 NOVEMBER:
'THIS COUNCIL URGES THE GOVERNMENT TO HOLD A REFERENDUM
ON THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY SPEECH FOR THE 1994-95 ELECTIONS FOR THE DISTRICT BOARDS, MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'.
NOTWITHSTANDING, HE HAS NOW GIVEN NOTICE NOT/NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE MOTION DEBATE.
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ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, UDHK ARE PREPARED TO POSTPONE THE MOTION SO AS TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR UK AND CHINA TO DISCUSS THE CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE. THEY HAVE HOWEVER ATTACHED THREE ''CONDITIONS'' TO THE POSTPONEMENT:
(A) UK AND CHINA SHOULD MAKE PUBLIC WHATEVER UNDERSTANDING ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THEY MAY EVENTUALLY REACH. A REFERENDUM SHOULD THEN BE HELD ON THE UNDERSTANDING REACHED:
(B)
(C)
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IF UK AND CHINA SHOULD FAIL TO REACH AN UNDERSTANDING, A REFERENDUM SHOULD BE HELD ON THE PACKAGE AS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS: AND
IF ANY AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN UK AND CHINA IS AGAINST THE WISHES OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE, A REFERENDUM SHOULD AGAIN BE HELD.
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