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BRITAIN OR ANY OTHER MEMBER NATION AFTER 1997 TO RAISE IN THE N ALLEGED ABUSES OF THAT AGREEMENT UNQUOTE.
(F) PART IV: SIXTH TIRET: SUGGEST DELETE QUOTE TO GUIDE BASIC LAW DRAFTERS UNQUOTE TO AVOID THE STRONG IMPLICATION THESE WORDS CONTAIN THAT IT IS FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON ITS OWN TO DECIDE THIS
QUESTION.
(G) PART V (C), SECOND TIRET: SUGGEST ADDITIONAL SENTENCE QUOTE THIS OFFICE HEADED BY BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, ALSO OF AMBASSADORIAL RANK UNQUOTE.
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(H) PART V (C) THIRD TIRET: CAN MORE BE SAID HERE ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE FUTURE BCG, THE VAST NUMBER OF ITS POTENTIAL CLIENTS, ITS RELAT- IVE IMPORTANCE COMPARED WITH OTHER CONSULATES HERE ETC? ALSO, SUGGEST SECOND SENTENCE BE REPHRASED QUOTE HONG KONG WILL INEVITABLY MAINTAIN STRONG DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL LINKS WITH BRITAIN AFTER 1997. HMG DETERMINED TO PRESERVE AND FOSTER THESE VALUABLE LINKS BOTH IN THE RUN UP TO 1997 AND IN THE FUTURE UNQUOTE.
(I) PART VI, SECOND TIRET: SUGGEST DELETE QUOTE AND ROUGHLY THE SAME AS SINGAPORE UNQUOTE TO MAKE THE MATHEMATICS CLEARER.
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(J) PART VI, THIRD TIRET: REPLACE QUOTE LOOKED TO UNQUOTE BY QUOTE CHOSEN UNQUOTE.
(K) PART VII, SIXTH TIRET: IS NOT THIS TOO DISINGENUOUS GIVEN THAT NCNA HAVE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY OVER MANY YEARS TO FIND OUT HOW HONG KONG WORKS AND TO GET CLOSE TO THE HONG KONG PEOPLE? I SUGGEST EITHER THIS TIRET BE DELETED OR ELSE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO NCNA.
(L) PART VII: SUGGEST AN ADDITIONAL TIRET FOR THIS SECTION TO READ QUOTE CHINA COULD HAVE REGAINED HONG KONG BY FORCE VIRTUALLY AT ANY TIME BEFORE NOW. INSTEAD THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT WHICH WILL PRESERVE HONG KONG MUCH AS IT IS AND KEEP IT SEPARATE FROM THE CHINESE MAINLAND. THIS EVIDENTLY PERCEIVED TO BE IN THEIR OWN BEST INTEREST.
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