PARA 29.
THE ASSERTION THAT MR PATTEN WILL HAVE NO SECRET AGENDA, DESIGNED TO REASSURE, WILL NOT NECESSARILY DO SO. I WOULD OMIT THE WORDS 'I HAVE NO SECRET AGENDA' AND RUN THE FIRST AND SECOND
SENTENCES TOGETHER. THE POINT WILL STILL COME OVER CLEARLY ENOUGH. It won't offend th
3 =
ONE OMISSION. APART FROM THE REFERENCE IN PARA 5 TO THE CAPITALIST HEART BEATING AT THE CENTRE OF ASIA, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE DRAFT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE FOR HONG KONG OF THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA. A SENTENCE OR TWO MIGHT BE WORKED IN AROUND PARA 20, BEFORE THE PASSAGE ABOUT THE AIRPORT.
MCLAREN
Yes.
why hide
ch. to say you have no scarer agenda.
your light?
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PEHPAN 0909
Tes
way
the best
of saying you
have
agenda
secret
wo way
be by saying you
have
no
secret agenda!