TNAG-0029-FCO40-65-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 71

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''THESE ACTIVITIES ARE CONSISTENT''

PARAGRAPH 5:

(A) IN FIRST SENTENCE, FOR ''PRESENT DIFFICULTIES'' SUBSTITUTE

BE OF INTEREST''.

(B) IN SECOND SENTENCE, FOR IT IS IN THE INTERESTS OF BOTH SIDES

TO MAINTAIN' SUBSTITUTE ''THE DESIRABILITY OF"?

PARAGRAPH 6:

DELETE PARAGRAPH AND · SUBSTITUTE:

''THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO POINT OUT

THAT THERE IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG MACHINERY FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION BY INDIVIDUALS WHO BELIEVE

THEMSELVES TO HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY INJURED OR THEIR PROPERTY TO HAVE

BEEN WRONGFULLY DAMAGED''.

PARAGRAPH 7:

(A) DELETE FIRST SENTENCE.

(B) IN THIRD SENTENCE, FOR 'SECONDARY QUESTIONS' SUBSTITUTE

'OTHER QUESTIONS'' AND FOR IMPORTANT ISSUE OF HONG KONG'' SUBSTIT-

UTE ''HONG KONG ISSUES''.

(C) IN FOURTH SENTENCE, FOR ''LARGER'' SUBSTITUTE "OTHER",

(D) IN LAST SENTENCE BEFORE ''OTHER'’ INSERT ''CERTAIN

4. YOU MAY CARE TO CONSIDER THESE SUGGESTIONS IN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS

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