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2. THE BEST WAY WOULD PROABABLY BE VIA THE WORKING PAPER

WE SHALL HAVE TO PRESENT ON GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR POST-1997 HONG KONG. THIS WOULD

HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT FOF THE PROPOSED

DEVELOPMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND THE CHINESE WOULD THUS BECOME. AWARE AT THAT STAGE OF OUR INTENTIONS TO ESTABLISH A MORE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM. DISCUSSION OF THE WORKING PAPER WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE POINT THAT THERE WILL BE SOME EVOLUTION BEFORE 1997. THE PAPER WOULD, PRESUMABLY, CONTAIN GENERALISED STATEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM IN THE TRANSITIONAL PHASE AS PART OF

A BACKGROUND SECTION, WITH OUR IDEAS FOR THE POST-1997 PHASE GIVEN AS IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHINESE PROPOSALS. THE

PAPER WOULD PRESUMABLY BE DRAFTED SO AS TO INVITE

CHINESE COMMENTS ON THE LATTER SECTION BUT NOT ON THE FORMER.

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