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state of mistrust that we could then find it
difficult to manage the subsequent debate and to
obtain their support for any future Government
proposals (e.g. the budget) of a controversial
nature.
(c)
Any amendment to the draft bill to cater for the sort
of amendments to our EC proposals favoured by some
Members would take a long time. This would prolong
for the community the current unsatisfactory state of
non-cooperation in Sino-British
uncertainty
relations.
and
(d) Until we are
reasonably
clear on the shape of
amendments (if any) that might be favoured by the
LegCo on the entire package of our proposals, it
would be difficult to predict whether changing one
aspect of our proposals would destroy the integrity
of the whole package. For example, the more favoured
method of amending our EC proposals crucially depends
on the shape of the 9 new FCs which the LegCo might
be prepared to pass. It would clearly be best if we
could take a more considered view on what amendments
might be more acceptable to the Chinese, to the
community and to the LegCo in the light of the debate
in the months ahead; and then possibly introduce such
amendments ourselves.
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