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JAKARTA FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY AND WILSON, AUSS
MY TWO IPTS:
MEETING OF OD(K): PREPARATION OF PAPERS:
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
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FOLLOWING IS CONTINUATION OF TEXT OF REVISED DRAFT PAPER ON
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
BEGINS
19.
THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW IS NOW UNDER WAY. FORMALLY
SPEAKING THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. THEY HAVE
ESTABLISHED A BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE (INCLUDING HONG KONG
MEMBERS REPRESENTING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF VIEWS) WHICH HAS IN TURN
CREATED SUB-GROUPS TO STUDY CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE DRAFT LAW.
THE CHINESE HAVE ALSO SET UP A BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
(BLCC) IN HONG KONG TO REFLECT HONG KONG OPINION TO THE BLDC.
20.
IF WE ARE TO ACHIEVE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN
1997, AS THE JOINT DECLARATION COMMITS US TO DO, IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE MUST BE COMPATIBILITY (OR QUOTE CONVERGENCE UNQUOTE) BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AS IT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE UP TO
1997 AND THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE HONG KONG SAR AS THIS
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