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not essential before we ratify.
Lessentia
We will, however, have
to legislate on these aspects before 1997, as well as
arranging for a good deal of UK legislation applying to
Hong Kong to be localised before that date.
3. The essential thing in my view is to press ahead with
early legislation on the central question so that
ratify within the date agreed.
can
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