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11 MAY 1937
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STRUCTURE OP GOVERNMENT: LONGER TERM ISSUES
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WE BELIEVE we need TO TAKE OUR THINKING FORWARD ON A NUMBER OF LONGER TERM ISSUES CONNECTED WITH THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT AND CONVERGENCE IN 1997. SO FAR WE HAVE TENDED TO POCUS ON SLIGHTLY PERIPHERAL ASPECTS, IN PARTICULAR WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A SPECIFIC POINT TO BE MADE TO THE CHINESE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW. BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THE CHINESE ARE NOW LOOKING HARD AT THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES INVOLVED: IN SOME AREAS THEY ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS TO US.
RELEVANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
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