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MDLOAN 5238
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 807
OF 071625Z APRIL 89
NC MIL
INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
BASIC LAW
1.
WE HAVE CARRIED OUT A CAREFUL COMPARISON OF THE APRIL 1988 AND FEBRUARY 1989 TEXTS OF THE BASIC LAW. FIFOOT HAS PREPARED A NOTE DEALING WITH GENERAL POINTS AND SPECIFIC ISSUES ARISING FROM CHANGES, AND COMMENTING ON THE EFFECTS OF THOSE CHANGES. WE ARE FAXING A COPY OF THE NOTE TO HO (GDB), LEICESTER (UKREP JLG) AND PIGOTT (PEKING). WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
2. WE BELIEVE YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL OF THE PAPERS REFERRED TO IN THE OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THE NOTE. IF NOT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
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PS/MR EGGAR
MR GILLMORE
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