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'SENIOR UNOFFICIALS' SHOULD PRESUMABLY
PARA 17 VII (C). THE FIRST 'PRESENT' SHOULD PRESUMABLY
(G)
PARA 17 VII (A).
READ 'SENIOR OFFICIALS'.
(H)
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BE PRESIDENT'
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(I)
2.
(A)
(B)
PARA 21. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE SHIFT IS TO BE 'DELIBERATE' ON HKG'S PART OR THAT OF LEGCO MEMBERS OR
SOMEONE ELSE.
PART II (YOUR TELNO 2910):
PARA 1. WE WOULD PREFER TO SEE THIS CATALOGUE OF THE ELEMENTS OF AUTONOMY AFTER 1997 FOLLOW MORE CLOSELY THE
WE SEE NO WORDING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND ANNEX I. PROBLEM WITH POINTS (I) AND (II) IN PARA 1 (ALTHOUGH YOU MIGHT ADD IN (II) THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DISPUTE AS TO THE MEANING OF 'LAW' GIVEN THE JOINT DECLARATION'S
WE SUGGEST THAT REFERENCE TO 'LAWS CURRENTLY IN FORCE').
IN (III) THE PHRASE 'HAVE AUTONOMY' MIGHT BE REPLACED BY
'TRADE' BE 'DECIDE ON ITS OWN POLICIES' AND THE WORD INCLUDED AFTER 'ECONOMIC'. WE SUGGEST THAT (IV) BE DELETED AND REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING: 'TO CONCLUDE AND IMPLEMENT AGREEMENTS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELDS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN APPROPRIATE FIELDS (AS MEMBERS OF PRC DELEGATIONS WHERE THESE ARE LIMITED TO STATES, AND AS HONG KONG, CHINA WHERE THEY ARE NOT). IN (V) WE SUGGEST YOU INSERT AFTER 'AND' THE PHRASE 'ACTING UNDER SPECIFIC AUTHORISATIONS FROM THE CPG'. IN (VI) WE SUGGEST YOU ADD AFTER 'DOCUMENTS' THE AUTHORISATION OF THE CPG'. WE SUGGEST THAT (IX) BE AMENDED TO READ TO MAINTAIN ITS PREVIOUS SYSTEM OF RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, ASSESSMENT, DISCIPLINE, TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE, SAVE FOR ANY PROVISIONS PROVIDING PRIVILEGED TREATMENT FOR FOREIGN
NATIONALS.'.
'WITH
PARA 2. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU INCLUDE AS POINTS (IV) AND (V) THE LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTION XXVI ON THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES AND ON BANKING AND BANK NOTE MATTERS RESPECTIVELY.
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