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THEIR FUTURE.
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C. SECOND SENTENCE: QUOTE NOVEMBER UNQUOTE SHOULD READ QUOTE JULY UNQUOTE.
D. THIRD SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST CHANGING QUOTE WORKERS UNQUOTE TO READ QUOTE PERSONNEL UNQUOTE.
E. LAST SENTENCE: QUOTE 65,000 PEOPLE UNQUOTE SHOULD BE CHANGED TO QUOTE 65,700 PEOPLE UNQUOTE. ALSO, QUOTE 43,800 PLACES UNQUOTE SHOULD READ QUOTE 43,250 PLACES UNQUOTE. THE WORD QUOTE OVERSCRIPTION UNQUOTE SHOULD READ QUOTE 'OVERSUBSCRIPTION' UNQUOTE.
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F. FIRST SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST AMENDING THE LAST CLAUSE TO READ: QUOTE WHICH WILL, WHEN IT ENTERS INTO FORCE IN 1 JULY 1997, GIVE LEGAL EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION UNQUOTE.
G. LAST SENTENCE: GIVEN THE COMMENTS WE MADE AT THE TIME ABOUT
THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF SOME PROVISIONS OF THE BASIC LAW E.G.
ARTICLE 107 WHICH NOW GIVES US PARTICULAR PROBLEMS IT WOULD NOT
BE RIGHT TO GIVE THE BL SUCH A CLEAR AND FORMAL ENDORSEMENT AS IN THE TEXT. IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE QUOTE THE
BASIC LAW WILL PROVIDE A SOUND BASIS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ONE-COUNTRY-TWO-SYSTEMS ARRANGEMENT AFTER 1997 UNQUOTE.
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H. YOU MAY WISH TO AMEND THIS TO READ QUOTE HENCE THE IMPORTANCE OF HONG KONG'S PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY, THE ADMINISTRATION CHOSE TO WORK AMBITIOUSLY FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE. IN 1990 MUCH EFFORT WAS PUT
INTO THE PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF THIS PROJECT. IT IS ONLY NATURAL THAT CHINA SHOULD TAKE A CLOSE INTEREST IN A PROJECT OF
THIS SIZE AND IMPORTANCE. WE HAVE THEREFORE SOUGHT TO KEEP THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FULLY INFORMED. I AM HOPEFUL THAT AFTER
FURTHER DISCUSSION CHINA WILL BE WILLING TO GIVE THE PROJECT IS SUPPORT UNQUOTE.
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