(B)
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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THIRD PARA. THE MEANING OF THE PHRASE QUOTE DELIVERY OF
MEDICAL SERVICES UNQUOTE IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR TO US.
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SUGGEST A SLIGHTLY CLEARER FORM OF WORDS.
(C)
THE ECONOMY
GENERAL SITUATION.
PARA 3. WE SUGGEST REPLACING QUOTE FIRMED UP UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE INCREASED UNQUOTE.
PARA 4. WE SHOULD GIVE THE END OF YEAR FIGURE FOR THE
EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE INDEX OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR.
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TELEGRAPH THE END OF DECEMBER
FIGURE IN DUE COURSE.
PARA 5. WE SUGGEST DELETING QUOTE PARTLY UNQUOTE TO
QUOTE INDICATOR UNQUOTE AS NO IMPORTANT INFORMATION WOULD
BE LOST AND THIS WOULD MAKE THE TEXT MORE CONCISE.
PARA 6. WE PRESUME YOUR REFERENCE TO THE ANNUAL BUDGET
REFERS TO THE BUDGET OF MARCH 1985. GRATEFUL FOR
CONFIRMATION.
(D)
(E)
INVESTMENT.
PARA 1, SENTENCE 3. WE SUGGEST DELETING QUOTE REGARD TO UNQUOTE AS IT ADDS NOTHING TO THE MEANING.
TRADE RELATIONS..
PARA 1, SENTENCE 3. WE SUGGEST AMENDING THIS TO QUOTE WHILE PROSPECTS FOR EXPORTS TO CHINA APPEAR GOOD IN THE LONGER TERM GIVEN CHINA'S MODERNISATION PROGRAMME, HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORT AND REEXPORTS TO CHINA HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY TIGHTER CHINESE CONTROL ON IMPORTS SINCE APRIL 1985.
PARA 2. WE SUGGEST QUOTE ECONOMIC UNQUOTE SHOULD BE
DELETED.
PARA 3. WE SUGGEST DELETING QUOTE PARTICIPATING AS
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