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CHINESE EVER SINCE WE PASSED THEM A COPY OF THSANEZJXQLRD Q G T V G J L BN THAT THERE IS NO DISTINCTION OF THE KIND THE CHINESE SEEK TO DRAW BETWEEN THIS AND QUOTE FORMAL CONSULTATION UNQUOTE, THAT THERE HAS BEEN AMPLE TIME FOR THE CHINESE TO EXPRESS A VIEW, AND THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PUT BACK THE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED TIMETABLE FOR THE BILL.
5. WE AND UKREP JLG AGREE THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD BE BRIEFED ON ANY CHANGES TO THE DRAFT BILL BEFORE IT IS FORMALLY SUBMITTED TO LEGCO, AND HOPE TO ARRANGE THIS AS SOON AS CHANGES ARE AGREED WITH YOU AND EXCO. IDEALLY THIS SHOULD BE DONE AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE THE BILL IS FORMALLY SUBMITTED BUT THIS MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE TIGHT TIMETABLE UNDER WHICH WE ARE NOW WORKING. WE ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERING WHETHER WE MIGHT TAKE GUO VERY INFORMALLY OVER THE LIKELY AREAS OF CHANGE WITHOUT COMMITMENT ONCE OUR IDEAS ARE A LITTLE CLEARER. IN ADDITION WE MIGHT IN DUE COURSE BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A BETTER IDEA OF HOW OUR MINDS ARE MOVING ON CONSEQUENTIAL CHANGES (UKREP JLG HAVE ALREADY GIVEN THE CHINESE A COPY OF RELEVANT PRELIMINARY MATERIAL PREPARED FOR OMELCO: UKREP JLG TELNO 108 REFERS).
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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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RESEARCH D (FE)
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PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR MCLAREN MR BURNS
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