TNAG-2987-FCO40-3573-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-talks-betwee-1992 — Page 6

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YOUR TELNO 2446: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: FURTHER MESSAGE TO LU PING

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MANY THANKS FOR SENDING US THE TEXT OF YOUR MESSAGE TO LU

WE HAVE ONE SMALL SUGGESTED ADDITION. WE THINK THAT IT WOULD HELP TO MEET CHINESE CONCERNS THAT THE GOVERNMENT/LEGCO BUSINESS COMMITTEE (PARA 4 OF TUR) WOULD BE AN EXCO BY ANOTHER NAME IF THE MESSAGE MADE CLEAR THAT THIS NEW COMMITTEE WOULD NOT RECEIVE CONFIDENTIAL PAPERS OR BE SUBJECT TO COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH ARE THE TWO HALLMARKS OF EXCO. A POSSIBLE ADDITION WOULD

BE TO ADD AFTER THE THIRD SENTENCE OF PARA 4 SOMETHING ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:

QUOTE: IT WILL NOT RECEIVE CONFIDENTIAL PAPERS OR BE ASKED TO ACCEPT COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY. THOSE WILL REMAIN THE DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF EXCO.

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