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INSENSITIVE IF WE WERE TO SUGGEST THAT OMELCO
FORWARD THEIR VIEWS
TO BLDC DIRECT. WE THEREFORE PROPOSE TO AMEND THOSE SENTENCES TO READ AS FOLLOWS: ''I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE FINALISING A REPORT ON THE PRESENT DRAFT OF THE BASIC LAW, AND WE SHALL BE HAPPY TO ARRANGE FOR YOUR VIEWS TO BE CONVEYED TO THE
CHINESE AUTHORITIES THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS." THE FIRST THREE SENTENCES IN PARA 8 MAY THEN BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING: ''FOR OUR PART, WE HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED WITH THE CHINESE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE BASIC LAW.''
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