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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: SECOND SESSION OF SIXTH

NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS

IND: A

1. IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE SECOND SESSION OF

THE SIXTH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) WILL OPEN ON 15

MAY. THE DRAFT AGENDA CONSISTS OF THREE ITEMS:

(1) REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT (SEMI-COLON)

(11) DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL

DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 1984 AND OF THE STATE BUDGET

FOR 1984 (SEMI-COLON)

(111) CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT LAWS ON REGIONAL AUTONOMY

FOR CHINA'S MINORITY NATIONALITIES AND ON MILITARY

SERVICE.

2. IT IS LIKELY TAT ANY STATEMENT ON HONG KONG WOULD,

AS AT THE FIRST SESSION TF THE SIXTH NPC IN 1983, BE CONTAINED

IN THE REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT.

ANY DEBATE ON THE SUBJECT WOULD ALSO BE LIKELY TO

TAKE PLACE UNDER THIS ITEM ALTHOUGH THE POSSIBILITY

EXISTS OF ADDING AN EXTRA ITEM, SHOULD EVENTS WARRANT IT.

EVANS

4R 1964

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