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16.
package at
There is at present tri-partisan support for the
Westminister.
Ministers
will be in the best
Though
position to judge whether this need to be consolidated
through a parlimentary motion in November/December.
view strictly from HK it might be regarded as unnecessarily
provocative in some quarters.
Recommendation
17.
We
should maintain our present course and
proceed with presentation of necessary legislation to Legco
by mid-February 1993.
This will be preceded by a motion
debate in January.
18.
We should
continue to engage the Chinese in
discussions on the package. We should use all appropriate
channels in furtherance of our objective including
high-level contacts e.g. the Prime Minister's meeting with
given
Zhu
Rongji.
Consideration
meeting between Foreign
should also be
to a
Secretary and
his Chinesc
January
debate on the
package.
The Governor
counterpart, say, some time in December/early
ichere
what?
before the motion
should also see Zhou Nan from time to time.
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