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11. IN DEVISING THIS PLAN WE HAVE HAD VERY MUCH IN MIND THE NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NOT ONLY CHINESE SUSCEPTIBILITIES, BUT ALSO THE NEED TO PRODUCE INSTITUTIONS WHICH WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH WHATEVER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TERRITORY ARE MADE FOR A PERIOD AFTER 1997. THE ARRANGEMENTS SET OUT ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO PRODUCE INSTITUTIONS MORE DEMONSTRABLY REP- RESENTATIVE THAN THOSE NOW IN EXISTENCE HERE, BUT WHOSE PATTERN AND APPEARANCE WOULD BE FAMILIAR TO THE POPULATION. THE PATTERN S ALSO DESIGNED TO BALANCE THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT AGAINST A REQUIREMENT NOT TO CONCENTRATE POWER ON ANY SMALL GROUP IN THE SYSTEM, THUS MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR IT TO BE MAN- IPULATED BY ANY SMALL GROUP INTERNALLY, OR VULNERABLE TO PRESSURE EXTERNALLY,
12. PROPOSE TO BEGIN DRAFTING AN OUTLINE PAPER FOR THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON THE LINES OF THE ABOVE. BUT BEFORE DOING SO WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THIS GENERAL CONCEPT *S IN LINE WITH THE THINKING OF MINISTERS IN THE FCO.
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