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(e)

30). The Chinese may wish to see such an indication

before agreeing to the proposal.

Directions from the Government. (Paras 32-33). These

should not surprise the Chinese, as there are some similar provisions in the Mass Transit Railway Authority Ordinance.

3. All this will require very full explanation to a suspicious Chinese bureaucracy. But it obviously represents the fruit of much work between HKG and the Provisional

Airport Authority. I believe that our role at this stage is to scrutinise the proposals for areas which the Chinese may object to, and to ensure that HKG have their answers ready.

4. I shall submit again next week as soon as we receive the draft paper for the Airport Committee.

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PF Ricketts

MVSAEO/3

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