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(IV) IN PARAGRAPH 6 E ADD A CONTINUING PASSAGE AS FOLLOWS: OPEN QUOTES EXISTING INSTITUTIONS, WHILE AVOIDING

ACCUSATIONS OF ATTEMPTING TO SHORE UP OPEN QUOTES COLONIALISM CLOSE QUOTES. A SYSTEM SHOULD BE DEVISED WHICH CAN CREDIBLY BE

REPRESENTED AS GIVING EXPRESSION TO THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE OF

HONG KONG UNQUOTE.

(V) THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 9 COULD BE MISINTERPRETED AS IMPLYING THAT, BY THE END OF THE NEXT 10 YEARS,

THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE LOST FULL AUTHORITY TO ACT.

WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE: OPEN QUOTES THIS WOULD

ENSURE THAT CHANGES WERE BROUGHT ABOUT AND A NEW SYSTEM IN OPERATION IN GOOD TIME BEFORE 1997 CLOSE QUOTES.

HOWE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PUSD

HD/PLANNING STAFF

D/HD/PUSD (MP FLOWER)

RES.D. (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/R LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR GIFFAFD

MR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

SIR C TICKELL

COPIES TO:

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS

MR BURROWS

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SIR A PARSONS NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE MR GOODALL

CABINET OFFICE

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