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17 February 1992
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TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EXCO)
A
1. The Minister asked, on Miss Williams' submission of 13 February, who would tell the Chinese of Hong Kong's
decisions and when.
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2. Paragraph 4 of Hong Kong telno 32 sets out their game plan. Hong Kong intend to brief the Chinese on the package informally through the PA/NCNA channel. They propose to do this in the context of the Aerial Ropeways (Safety)
(Amendment) Bill, which will be the first which seeks to delegate ExCo's powers to make such regulations. The timing
ExCo has agreed that the Bill should be
would be after
introduced into Legco but before it is gazetted.
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CONFIDENTIAL
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M V Stone
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