TNAG-2725-FCO40-3931-Hong-Kong-political-parties-Liberal-Party-1993 — Page 33

th

we 2374

des Saunders, HKD

kooks fine to

w

G.J. Dorey

RESTRICTED

23/4

FROM:

DATE:

13/14 Goodlad

M

Grateful for confirmation that this covers the main points made during Araulli's call. K. Saunder

29/4

KAM Saunders

Hong Kong Department

Mr Morris

PS/Mr Goodlad

23 April 1993

CC:

Mr Hum

Final pls

RECORD OF

CALL ON MR GOODLAD BY MR RON ARCULLI, 23 APRIL

1.

Krected

Just a few points from this call:-

(i) Mood in the business community: reasonably calm; waiting to see what happens; a delegation of the Business and

Professionals Federation of Hong Kong (BPF) led by Vincent Lo

was currently in Peking and would be trying to persuade the

Chinese not to take precipitate action.

(ii) LegCo: Mr Arculli thought most members would be ready to go along with any agreement on electoral arrangements

reached with China. Likely to be vocal opposition from UDHK to any compromise but not clear where their bottom line really

was.

John Swaine was doing a first-class job in reorganising the LegCo support services. Hoped to set up a statutory body for this purpose by April 1994.

The new Liberal Party: Not yet up and running, but

enthusiasm from younger members of 80-strong preparatory

My party is. committee.

(iii)

や

working on a m

(more detailed position paper.

call.glad.arcu.PR

JEB

RESTRICTED