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HONG KONG TELNO 863 : LEGCO QUESTION ON DEATH PENALTY IN HONG KONG
1 WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REPLY IN TUR:
(A) PARA 2, FIRST SENTENCE : DELETE 'S' FROM 'FEEDBACKS'.
(B) PARA 3: SINCE THE ROLE OF THE UK PARLIAMENT WILL CHANGE IN
1997, THERE MAY BE MERIT IN INSERTING 'EARLY BETWEEN 'ANY' AND 'CHANGE' IN THE PENULTIMATE LINE.
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PS/MR EGGAR
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MR MCLAREN
MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT HKD
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