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4. WE INTEND NOT TO MAKE SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE POINTS ✔ BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES AND WE DO NOT WISH TO
COMPLICATE THE PAPER. IF ASKED ABOUT THEM BY THE CHINESE SIDE, WE CAN EXPLAIN TO THEM AS IN PARA. 3 ABOVE.
5. THIS ITEM OF LOCALISATION IS INTENDED TO GO TO THE CHINESE IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO JUSTIFY PRESSURE FOR AN ANSWER BEFORE NEXT JLG IN MARCH. HENCE WE PROPOSE THAT UKREP JLG SHOULD HAND OVER THE CONSULTATION PAPER TO THE CHINESE AT THE JLG OFFICES WEEKLY MEETING ON 11 JANUARY.
6. THE DRAFT IN MIFT IS BEING GIVEN FINAL CIRCULATION WITHIN HKG AND WE WILL CONSULT UKREP SEPARATELY. WE WILL INFORM YOU BY 7 JANUARY OF ANY AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE DRAFT HERE AND WILL ASK YOU AT THE SAME TIME FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON IT IN TIME FOR THE FINAL VERSION TO BE HANDED OVER ON 11 JANUARY.
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