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YOUR TELNO 4764: ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG
1.
THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS IN TUR. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE
AMENDMENTS AND, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING, WE ACCEPT THEM ALL:
A) 2B: THE AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST SENTENCE YOU SUGGEST DOES NOT SIT
WELL WITH THE STATEMENT EARLIER IN THE PARAGRAPH THAT THE INTERNATI-
ONAL RESPONSE TO THE BN (0) PASSPORTS HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING. WE SUGGEST
THEREFORE THAT IT SHOULD READ: QUOTE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BN (0)
PASSPORTS ARE NOW IN USE, AND AS FAR AS THE GOVERNMENT ARE AWARE, HOLDERS OF THESE PASSPORTS HAVE ENCOUNTERED NO PRACTICAL PROBLEMS
UNQUOTE. WE WOULD PREFER TO DELETE QUOTE VISA-FREE UNQUOTE BEFORE
PRIVILEGES AS THERE ARE OTHER PRIVILEGES AS WELL.
B) 2D: WE CAN SEE NO REASON TO DELETE THE FINAL SENTENCE OF PARA
21, AS THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN STRESSED THROUGHOUT THE CONSULTATION
PERIOD AND WE SEE NO REASON NOT TO DO SO NOW.
C) 2E: WE SUGGEST REPLACING QUOTE INTENT UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE
INTENTION UNQUOTE.
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D) 2F WE WOULD PREFER NOT TO INCLUDE THE PHRASE YOU SUGGEST AFTER
QUOTE HONG KONG MEDIA UNQUOTE, AS THIS TERM ALREADY COVERS NEWSPAPERS
AND MAGAZINES AND THERE IS THEREFORE NO NEED TO INCLUDE THESE
SPECIFICALLY.
E) 2G: GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CLARIFY WHICH QUOTE CURRENT STANDARDS
UNQUOTE YOU ARE REFERRING TO IN WHAT WILL NOW BE THE THIRD
SENTENCE OF PARA 72.
F)
3D:
WE ASSUME THE COLON SHOULD COME AFTER THE SECOND QUOTE
INSTITUTIONS UNQUOTE IN THIS SENTENCE.
2.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINOR AMENDMENTS TO MAKE: A) PARA 6, THIRD LINE: THE ABBREVIATION UK SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE WORDS UNITED KINGDOM.
B) PARA 31, SECOND SENTENCE: QUOTE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS
UNQUOTE SHOULD BE AMENDED TO QUOTE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE
UNQUOTE.
C) PARA 42, FINAL SENTENCE: QUOTE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS UNQUOTE
SHOULD BE QUOTE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARE UNQUOTE.
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