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TRANSCRIPT A HONG KUNG SELECT COMMITTEE MEETING

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FOREIGN SECRETARY (CONT);

I would not like to say that there are not people in Hong

Kong who are looking at other aspects as well because this is a buge consultative exercise in which many different opinions are

being expressed all the time inside Hong Kong.

QUESTION :

But if those 14 points were met, you would be able to tell

us or say to us that that satisfies the spirit and the terms of

the Joint Declaret)an,

FOREIGN SECRETARY:

Well I think, I am reminded fur taqmple, that the 14 poíutā

do not deal with the Annexes dealing with elections and

representative government, so that there are others. But they are

the main ones I think on the substance of the law.

QUESTION:

Finally, if I may just ask, what would be the status of the

English version of the Basic Law?

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