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REVIEW WILL BE HELD 'IN PREPARATION FOR' THE 1988 ELECTIONS.
WOULD, THEREFORE, BE INCLINED TO END THIS PARA AFTER THE FIRST
'HONG KONG' AND DELETE THE REST OF THE SENTENCE. WE DO NOT FEEL
THIS WEAKENS THE IMPACT OF YOUR INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT.
B)
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PARA 2: WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE PARA BE EXPANDED TO
EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF 'GREEN PAPER AND THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
IN YOUR NOW WELL ESTABLISHED CONSULTATIVE PROCESS (I.E. GREEN
PAPER: CONSULTATIVE PERIOD, WHITE PAPER: LEGCO DEBATE :
LEGISLATION)
C)
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PARA 6 FIRST SENTENCE: INSERT '1984' BEFORE 'WHITE
PAPER IN THE SECOND SENTENCE INSERT BEFORE 'ANY' 'THE WHITE PAPER SAID THAT get an impedit
D)
PARA 8: WE ARE NOT CERTAIN THAT WE UNDERSTAND ALL THE
THINKING BEHIND THE LAST SENTENCE. WE ASSUME THAT YOU DO NOT/NOT
HAVE IN MIND THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK IN LEGCO ITSELF. NOR
ARE WE SURE TO WHAT EXTENT YOU MIGHT FEEL INHIBITED AT PRESENT
ABOUT SPEAKING ON GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY
LEGCO BECAUSE OF YOUR POSITION AS PRESIDENT. IT COULD WELL BE
THAT THE CHINESE MIGHT BE UNHAPPY ABOUT THE IMPLICATION OF A
GOVERNOR DESCENDING MORE READILY INTO THE POLITICAL ARENA, AS YOU
SEEM TO ENVISAGE. IF WE ARE TO PURSUE THIS POINT WITH THE
CHINESE WE SHALL PERHAPS THINK IT THROUGH MORE FULLY.
E) PARA 10: WE WOULD SUGGEST REWORDING AS FOLLOWS: 'THE PRESENT
SYSTEM IS WORKING WELL AND THERE IS LITTLE PRESSURE FOR CHANGE.
DESPITE A GOOD DEAL OF CONFUSED PUBLIC EXPRESSION ABOUT WHAT
EXACTLY A MINISTERIAL SYSTEM IS OR HOW IT MIGHT WORK, THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT DEMAND FOR CHANGES IN EITHER THE METHOD OF OPERATION
OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OR OF SELECTION OF ITS MEMBERS, OR FOR A
MOVE TOWARDS A MINISTERIAL SYSTEM.
F)
PARA 12, SECOND SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST 'NUMBER UNSPECIFIED'
BE DELETED
G)
PARA 13: WE SUGGEST THAT THIS MIGHT BE EXPANDED TO
INCLUDE A BRIEF EXPLANATION (ON THE WHITE PAPER LINES) OF THE
REASONS FOR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.
H)
PARA 15: AS (G) ABOVE
I)
PARA 18, FIRST SENTENCE: DELETE ALL AFTER 'EXPECTATIONS'
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