SECRET
SECRET
FM HONG KONG
TO FLASH PEKING
TELNO 82
OF 060249Z OCTOBER 92
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
ра свай
MARS (17/18 P. Chais
107404
MDHIAN 1984
63
TU. Q DIST?
(CD
(69)
FCO TELNO 786 TO YOU AND 1462 TO ME: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. I HAVE NO COMMENTS ON FIRST TUR, WITH WHICH I AM CONTENT.
2-
MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO, I AM AFRAID THAT WE CANNOT USE THE WORDING PROPOSED IN SECOND TUR. WE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE GIVING SOME (MILDLY) CONFIDENTIAL PAPERS TO THE GOVERNMENT-LEGCO COMMITTEE AND SOUNDING THEM OUT ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS ON SUCH MATTERS AS SPENDING PRIORITIES. I DOUBT IF IT IS WORTH MAKING THE POINT ABOUT COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT THE POINT ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY.
3.
I WOULD BE GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU WOULD HAND OVER THE MESSAGE IN MY TELNO 2446 AS AMENDED BY YOUR TELNO 126. PLEASE HOWEVER AMEND THE NAME ''GOVERNMENT-LEGCO BUSINESS COMMITTEE'' ''GOVERNMENT-LEGCO COMMITTEE' WHICH IS THE FINAL NAME USED IN THE PRINTED VERSION OF MY ADDRESS.
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63
DISTRIBUTION
67
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HKD
PUSD
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LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
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SIR J COLES
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