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INDICATED THE GOVERNOR HAD PROPOSED A CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE WHICH GUARANTEED LEGCO UNDER THE BRITISH RULE WOULD CONDUCT A LAST ELECTION WHICH WAS OPEN, FAIR AND REPRESENTATIVE. THIS PACKAGE HAD THE FULL BACKING OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. THE FCO REITERATED THE BRITISH WOULD NOT ASSIST HONG KONG TO BECOME
INDEPENDENT.
HONG KONG ADVISERS
17. QUOTING AN UNNAMED HONG KONG AFFAIRS ADVISER, SING TAO REPORTED (13.2) THE NEXT BATCH OF HONG KONG ADVISERS COMPRISING SOME 50 PEOPLE WOULD BE ANNOUNCED IN MID-MARCH. THE SOURCE SAID THOSE TO BE APPOINTED WOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT CHINA'S POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG. A CHINESE SOURCE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING CHINA SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED THE LIST OF ADVISERS LAST NOVEMBER BUT THE PLAN WAS HELD UP BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL PACKAGE. IN CONSIDERING THE APPOINTEES, CHINA HAD TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ONE MORE FACTOR WHICH WAS THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE GOVERNOR'S PACKAGE.
SIR EDWARD HEATH
18. PAPERS NOTED (16.2) THE FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SIR EDWARD HEATH WAS IN PEKING ON A PRIVATE VISIT. IT WAS NOTED ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN SPECULATION THAT THE VISIT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POLITICAL DEADLOCK IN HONG KONG, BOTH CHINESE AND BRITISH OFFICIALS HAD DENIED IT.
WEN WEI PO PUBLICATION
19.
A BOOK DEPICTING BRITAIN'S WITHDRAWAL FROM ITS COLONIES HAD BEEN RELEASED BY THE WEN WEI PO.
CHINESE POLICE LIAISON OFFICERS FROM CHINA POSTED TO HONG KONG
20. REPORTS NOTED (12.2) TWO POLICE LIAISON OFFICERS, HUANG GANG FROM PEKING AND WU ZHAO MING FROM GUANGDONG ARRIVED HONG KONG TO TAKE UP DUTY. THEIR MAJOR AREA OF WORK WOULD BE CROSS- BORDER CRIME AND THEY WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE WORK OF THE HONG KONG POLICE.
SURVEYS
21.
A SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY SING TAO DAILY (12-13.2) ON 8-9
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