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IF YOU FEEL UNABLE TO INCLUDE SOME SUCH RESERVATIONS IN YOUR STATEMENT, THEN I WOULD NOT WISH TO CPPOSE YOUR MAKING IT AS IT STANDS. BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT MIGHT THEN RE APPROPRIATE TO CMIT THE WORDS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COVERNMENT OF HONG KONG'' IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SO AS NOT TO PPLY ACCEPTANCE BY THIS GOVERNMENT OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSALS AND THEREBY LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN FOR CONSULTATIONS WITH THE E.E.C. AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME. FURTHER MORE, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
IN THE TIME AVAILABLE TO CONSULT THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AS I
AM CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED TO DO IN MATTERS OF THIS IMPORTANCE.
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MR DENMAN
TPD
MR PRESTON
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MR GILDER
SIR L MONSON
MR KEMMIS
MR WILFORD
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