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5. OUR VIEW, OF WHICH LEGCO IS AWARE, IS THAT OUR CONTROLS, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR EXPORT LICENCES, MUST BE, AND BE SEEN TO BE, INTACT. ANY MOVE TO REDUCE THEIR EFFECT WOULD CAUSE SUSPICION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. NONETHELESS, LEGCO, MINDFUL OF THEIR POWERS, ARE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING AMENDING THE ORDER. THEY MUST TAKE A DECISION ON THIS BY 30 NOVEMBER.
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