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MDHIAN 2809
87 POINTS ON 16 DECEMBER BECAUSE OF QIAN QICHEN'S STATEMENT, A RISE OF 56 POINTS OVER THE WEEK.
BUT
5. IN LEGCO, WE KNOW THAT JIMMY MCGREGOR, MARTIN BARROW AND VINCENT CHENG ARE WORKING ON ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS. MCGREGOR'S WILL BE MADE PUBLIC ON 18 DECEMBER. WE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THEY WOULD BE WELCOME TO CHECK ANY FACTS THEY WISH WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH. BARROW HAS TOLD US THAT HE RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE OF SOMEONE, THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY HIM, CHECKING ANY ALTERNATIVES WITH THE CHINESE.
PATTEN
YYYY
MAIN
63
DISTRIBUTION
72
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
9
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON
CAOFF//MS D CORNER CAOFF//MR CHARLTON PS/PM
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