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(E) PARAGRAPH 17, 2ND SENTENCE: AFTER ''TO CONSULT'
GOVERNOR'
INSERT 'THE
(F) PARAGRAPH 20: THE LAST TWO SENTENCES ARE NOT STRICTLY PART OF
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXT AND SHOULD PERHAPS FORM A SEPARATE
PARAGRAPH.
(G) PARAGRAPH 21, 2ND SENTENCE: FOR ''RUN'' SUBSTITUTE
**WORK**
(H) PARAGRAPH 24, 1ST SENTENCE: AMEND 'THE BASIC LAW'' TO
READ THE FUTURE BASIC LAW.
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(1) PARAGRAPH 26, LAST SENTENCE: FOR SATISFIED'' SUBSTITUTE
''CONFIDENT''
(J) PARAGRAPH 27. FIRST SENTENCE: FOR THE NEGOTIATORS'' SUBSTITUTE
V''THE BRITISH NEGOTIATORS''. THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 27 COULD BE DELETED. THE POINT DOES NOT NEED TO BE LABOURED, PARTICULARLY AS IT IS FOLLOWED BY A STERN LECTURE ON THE ALTERNATIVES TO ACCEPTANCE.
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FOURTH (K) PARAGRAPH 28, 3RD SENTENCE: DELETE LAST TWO WORDS.
SENTENCE: AMEND NEGOTIATION WOULD BE AT AN END TO READ ''NEGOTIATIONS COULD NOT BE REOPENED.'
(L) PARAGRAPH 29: THIS PARAGRAPH SHOULD CONTAIN A REFERENCE TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE CONTINUING TO BE RECRUITED AND PROMOTED ON ABILITY AND MERIT AND TO EXERCISE ITS FUNCTIONS IMPARTIALLY AND FREE FROM POLITICAL PRESSURE.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR C TICKELL
MR GOODALL
MR DEREK THOMAS MR. BOYD
COPIES TO: -
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT
MR BICKFORD LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFI
MR CARTLEDGE
MR COLVIN
CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE
PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.
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