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YOUR TELNO 3624, OUR TELNO 2532 AND PEKING TELNO 1597: YOUR
ADDRESS TO LEGCO: JLG
1. FURTHER TO SECOND TUR, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THIRD TUR:
(A) WE AGREE WITH PEKING'S
(B) WE
(C)
REDRAFT.
AGREE WITH PEKING'S SUGGESTION THAT REFERENCES TO DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER BE REMOVED FROM PARA 176. WE SUGGEST THAT THE RELEVANT PASSAGE IN PARA 101 SHOULD READ QUOTE IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE NOW ESTABLISHING A SPECIALISED UNIT WITHIN THE POLICE FORCE. STARTING IN 1990 THIS UNIT WILL PROGRESSIVELY RESUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREVENTING ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO HONG KONG: A TASK IN WHICH THE BRITISH GARRISON AT PRESENT PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE. I AM CONFIDENT .. UNQUOTE. AND (D): WERE COVERED IN PARA 1(A) OF SECOND TUR.
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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADVISERS MR. WHORTERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT HKD
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