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(B) SHE AGREED ABOUT THE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULTIES IN THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. IT WAS VITAL THAT WE SHOULD REMAIN
CALM AND DECISIVE AND CONSULT THROUGH THE LIAISON GROUP.
(C) SHE WELCOMED ZHAO'S VONFIRMATION THAT WHEN DRAFTING
THE BASIC LAW, THE VIEWS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE WOULD BE SOLICITED ON A WIDE BASIS AND THAT THE LAW WOULD BE PROMULGATED NOT LATER THAT 1990. SHE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPEAT THESE REMARKS PUBLICLY.
ZHAO ASSENTED.
15. SEE MY TWO IFTS FOR DISCUSSION OF BILATERAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ISSUES.
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