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The whole paragraph should be replaced by
the following
" (c)
The Chinese
should not be informed of
the making of the Order in (a) above,
should be minimal publicity
and there
on the gazetting of the Order."
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THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG'S LINKS WITH THE COMMONWEALTH : XCX (93) 28
COMMENTARY
(a) With regard to the common law in particular, the
Attorney General said it was important that
Hong Kong maintains its
Commonwealth
connection with the
and through that body, with other
jurisdictions.
In this regard, he
common law
felt that
representatives of the HKSARG should
continue to attend the Commonwealth Law Ministers
Conference after 1997, perhaps as observers, and
this matter should be raised with the PRC
Government at an opportune moment. He was also
strongly of the view that the existing link with
Commonwealth Legal Advisory Service should be
the
maintained.