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DISCRETIONARY REGISTRATIONS UNDER SECTION 4(5) OF THE BNA

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Please see Hong Kong Telegram No 1294 of 10 November from the Governor to Mr Donald. I believe all the references have been copied to your department.

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2. Due to an oversight here, I was not shown Mr Davies' original teleletter of 6 September, or I would have pursued this with you earlier.

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3. We gather that Volume 43 of DSP is now in an advanced stage of printing which would make alteration difficult. I quite under- stand the problems but should be grateful if you would reconsider this. We must give a more understanding answer to the Governor. He has underlined the political importance of the issue which was explained in the original teleletter.

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Could you see you way to amending Section 4(5) paragraph (b)ii of the current edition, preferably:

etc' section (it is

a. to delete the 'could include

in any case superfluous after 'any body established by law' earlier in the paragraph); or

b. to replace it with 'could include such as members of

Executive and Legislative Councils and other statutory bodies' (your department have already agreed that this wording is acceptable).

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R D Clift

12 November 1982

Hong Kong and General Department

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