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MDHOAN 16
IN PARA 132 WE SUGGEST A NUMBER OF MINOR TEXTUAL
AMENDMENTS:
(I)
(II)
(III)
(IV)
(V)
QUOTE VALID UNQUOTE FOR QUOTE USEABLE UNQUOTE IN
THE SECOND SENTENCE.
QUOTE PROVISION WAS MADE FOR THE NEW PASSPORT IN ETC UNQUOTE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD
SENTENCE.
FOURTH SENTENCE TO BEGIN QUOTE ITS INTRODUCTION FOLLOWED SOME NINE MONTHS OF INTENSIVE DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY ETC UNQUOTE. QUOTE STATUS UNQUOTE FOR QUOTE TERMINOLOGY UNQUOTE AT THE END OF THE
SENTENCE.
QUOTE HAVING PUBLICLY STATED UNQUOTE FOR QUOTE PUBLICLY STATING UNQUOTE IN THE FIFTH SENTENCE. END OF THE SENTENCE TO READ QUUTE CONTINUATION OF VISA-FREE ARRANGEMENTS WHERE THESE EXIST UNQUOTE. WE WOULD ALSO SEE VALUE IN USING THIS OCCASION TO REITERATE A FUNDAMENTAL POINT BY THE ADDITION OF A SHORT PARA AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE THE PASSPORT ISSUED TO BN (0)S IS A STANDARD BRITISH PASSPORT ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. I AM
CONFIDENT THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AS WIDELY USING IT AS THEY DO NOW ON BDTC PASSPORTS.
UNQUOTE.
IN PARA 151, THIRD SENTENCE. WE SUGGEST WE STICK MORE CLOSELY TO THE WORDING IN THE TITLE OF YOUR GREEN PAPER BY REPLACING QUOTE THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF UNQUOTE
WITH QUOTE DEVELOPMENTS IN UNQUOTE.
IN PARA 152 WE SEE CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGE IN ADDING A FINAL SENTENCE ON THE FOLLOWING LINES: QUOTE I HAVE REFERRED ALREADY TO THE PROGRESS BEING MADE IN THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW, WHICH WILL LAY DOWN THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION. UNQUOTE. THIS ADDITION IMPLIES ONLY THAT THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING PROCESS WILL BE A FACTOR IN OUR DECISIONS ON THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW: NO MORE THAN THIS. YOU ALSO OF COURSE MADE A SIMILAR POINT IN MORE DETAIL IN YOUR PRESS CONFERENCE ON 29 MAY. IT WILL PLAINLY BE HELPFUL IN THE DELICATE DISCUSSIONS AHEAD OF US ON THE REVIEW IF YOU HAVE MADE A POSITIVE REFERENCE ON THESE LINES TO THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING PROCESS IN YOUR
ADDRESS.
LEGCO
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