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YOUR TELNOS 2836 AND 2839: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: LONGER TERM
ISSUES
1.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE DISCUSSED YOUR FOUR DRAFT PAPERS
WITH THE GOVERNOR TODAY (PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF TURS), AND AGREED
THAT PAPERS ON THESE LINES SHOULD BE HANDED OVER TO THE CHINESE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2.
WE HAVE SINCE CONSIDERED PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN TURS WITH
LEGAL ADVISERS. WE HAVE ONLY MINOR DRAFTING POINTS TO
OFFER, TOGETHER WITH ONE COMMENT.
OUR ONLY COMMENT IS TO POINT OUT THAT WE SEE DIFFICULTIES
WITH EXCO ́S PRINCIPLE (B) IN PARA 1 OF FIRST TUR. IT IS A CHICKEN
AND EGG SITUATION WE THINK IT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR THE ELECTION
OF THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO TAKE PLACE AFTER THE ELECTION
OF AT LEAST SOME COMPONENTS IN THE LEGISLATURE: OTHERWISE THE NEW
CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL NEED TO BE ELECTED BY AN OLD GEC. BUT THIS
POINT HAS NO DRAFTING IMPLICATIONS AND CAN BE CONSIDERED IN MORE
DETAIL AT A LATER STAGE.
4.
FOLLOWS:
OUR POINTS OF DRAFTING DETAIL ON YOUR FIRST TUR ARE AS
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3.
(A)
(B)
WE AGREE WITH YOUR (A) AND (C)
IN YOUR (B) NOTE I NEW PARA 12, WE THINK THE SECOND
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