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(E) ADD NEW POINT (6) AS FOLLOWS :

''(6) BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS TRYING TO PRE-EMPT BASIC LAW BY CONDUCTING REVIEW IN 1987.

ANSWER :

NO QUESTION OF THAT. ORIGINAL PLAN IN GREEN PAPER WAS TO REVIEW IN 1989, BUT BROUGHT FORWARD IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC REACTION. ALSO MAKES SENSE TO REVIEW BEFORE NEXT ELECTIONS IN 1988. TIMING OF REVIEW DECIDED WELL BEFORE CHINESE PLANS FOR DRAFTING BASIC LAW BECAME KNOWN.''

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