CONFIDENTIAL
(b) In
some places, the definite article appears where it
should be omitted - I have noted this below as regards Article
19. We will need to list other instances.
(c) The problem of "SAR" and "SARG" remains, most noticeably in
Chapters V and VI. I remain of the view that "SAR" should be
used where the function requires or permits both legislative and
executive action and "SARG" should only be used where an
executive function is required: eg Article 117 is (for this as
well as other reasons) wrong, Article 118 is right.
(a) We will, no doubt, be considering a linguistic paper on the
English text for passing to the Chinese, but we should also
consider whether we should get in touch with the BLCC to
influence their 'expert translators' in any discussions they
have with the Chinese.