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- 1 FED 1984
FM HONG KONG 31105OZ JAN 34
TELEGRAM NUMBER 251 OF 31 JANUARY
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELS 93 AND 94 AND PEKING TELEGRAM 161: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON CONSTITUTION 1 ARRANGEMENTS AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES.
THIS A MOST IMPORTANT PAPER: IT RAISES A NUMBER OF DIFFICULT ISSUES WHICH I HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL (ON THIS SEE MIFT).
2. I SUPPORT PEKING'S PROPOSAL THAT THE ANNEX ON FLAGS BE DROPPED.
3. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON PARAGRAPH 3 OF PEKING TEL UNDER
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(1) PREAMBLE. '* CHINESE PLAN*'. ACCEPTED.
(11)A. WE AGREE.
(11)B. WE AGREE.
(111) WE AGREE, BUT CONSIDER THAT WE SHOULD BE MORE POSITIVE IN THE REDRAFT OF THE SECOND SENTENCE AS FOLLOWS:
**...THOSE INSTRUMENTS WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SAR WOULD BE REPLACED BY SIMILAR PROVISIONS IN THE BASIC LAW TO BE ENACTED BY THE NPC FOR THE SAR OR...'
(IV) PARA 6 OF YOUR TELEGRAM 94. WE SUGGEST A REDRAFT OF THE OPENING PHRASE OF THE PEKING DRAFT AS FOLLOWS:
**BY VIRTUE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE BASIC LAW...''
(V)A. PARAGRAPH 7. WE AGREE WITH PEKING ON THE FIRST SENTENCE.
(V) B. WE PROPOSE THAT THE SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD END AFTER THE WORDS HIGH DEGREE OF CONTINUITY. THE REFERENCE TO THE GENERATION
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