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MDHIAN 8418
UNATTRACTIVE OPTIONS IS TO ENACT THE AMENDMENTS BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT LEGCO SESSION. THIS WOULD BE AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS (5 JUNE).
5. I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THE AMENDMENTS TO EXCO ON 4 JUNE.
SUBJECT TO THEIR VIEWS, THEY WOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO ON 26 JUNE. THE SUBSTANTIVE DEBATE WOULD PLACE IN JULY.
6. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE, HOWEVER, RELUCTANTLY, CONTENT THAT I SHOULD PROCEED IN THIS WAY.
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