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015616 MDLIAN 1866
CHINESE SIDE ON ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON THE ''THREE CONFORMITIES'' WAS PICKED UP BY A FEW PAPERS.
PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE
16. THE MEETING BETWEEN HKMAO VICE-DIRECTOR CHEN ZIYING AND A VISITING HK LABOUR DELEGATION WAS WIDELY REPORTED (22.6). ACCORDING TO THE DELEGATES, MR CHEN SAID THE WORK ORGAN OF THE SAR PREPARATORY COMMITTEE WOULD NOT FORM A SECOND CENTRE OF POWER, AND WOULD BE ESTABLISHED EVEN IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN TALKS ON ELECTIONS, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE TWO SIDES WOULD CONTINUE TO CO-OPERATE ON HK MATTERS.
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72
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65
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES NEWS D
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
7
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO) CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON PS NO 10.
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