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TSANG'S TL OF 16 APRIL: BASIC LAW: VISIT BY FIFOOT
1.
WE AGREE THAT AN EARLY VISIT BY FIFOOT WOULD BE USEFUL,
BOTH TO REVIEW THE POSITION ON THE BASIC LAW AND TO DISCUSS OTHER
MATTERS. FIFOOT COULD BE IN HONG KONG FROM 30 APRIL TO 7 MAY OR
FROM 20 TO 28 MAY. THE EARLIER DATES WOULD FIT BETTER WITH THE
BASIC LAW TIMETABLE IF YOU COULD COMPLETE PREPARATIONS IN TIME.
2.
IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL IF HE COULD HAVE
A MEETING WITH YOU EARLY IN HIS VISIT TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF
MATTERS. WE THINK THAT IDEALLY TWO HOURS MIGHT BE SET ASIDE FOR
THIS.
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