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INFO DESKBY 08113OZ HONG KONG
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
HK BC12
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PERSONAL FOR PS/SECRETARY OF STATE. PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, AUSS.
HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR.
UKREP JLG HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY.
HONG KONG TELNO 482 : CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
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1 I WAS CALLED TO SEE CHEN ZIYING ON THE EVENING OF 8 FEBRUARY. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF CHINESE REPLY IN RESPONSE TO POINTS MADE IN MY CALL OF 6 FEBRUARY.
BEGINS :
I HAVE REPORTED TO FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN THE MESSAGE MR. AMBASSADOR HAD CONVEYED TO THE CHINESE SIDE ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH SIDE ON 6 FEBRUARY AND I HAVE ALSO PASSED ON THE THREE DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED THEREWITH TO OUR EXPERTS ON THE BASIC LAW. I AM HEREBY INSTRUCTED TO GIVE THE FOLLOWING REPLY :
1. WITH REGARD TO THE PROPORTION OF THE DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS, THE CHINESE SIDE HAS LONG MADE IT CLEAR THAT IF THE BRITISH SIDE WOULD (CHINESE - (368) UNDERTAKE TO HAVE NO MORE THAN 18 MEMBERS DIRECTLY ELECTEDTO TNE 1991 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON A GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY BASIS= THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD (CHINESE KEYI) CONSIDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THE DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS IN THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE SAR TO 20. THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS POINT CONFIRMED IN WRITTEN FORM BY THE BRITISH SIDE PRIOR TO THE NINTH PLENARY SESSION OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE OF THE BASIC LAW. OTHERWISE, THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD CONSIDER AS THE FINAL DECISION THE 18 DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS PROPOSAL ADOPTED BY THE SPECIAL GROUP ON THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE.
2. WITH REGARD TO THE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE, THE CHINESE SIDE AGREES WITH THE FIVE PRINCIPLES CONCERNING THE COMMITTEE PROPOSED BY THE BRITISH SIDE IN THE DOCUMENT. HOWEVER, THE CHINESE SIDE MAINTAINS THAT THE PROVISIONS ON THE COMPOSITION AND RATIO OF THE ELECTORAL
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