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PARAGRAPH 2, SIXTH SENTENCE: AMEND TO READ: ''THE GROUP SHALL MEET IN LONDON, PEKING AND HONG KONG WITH AT LEAST ONE MEETING IN EACH LOCATION PER YEAR UNTIL 1 JULY 1988 WHEN. THIS IS CLOSER TO THE LANGUAGE OF PARAGRAPH 9 OF ANNEX !I AND AVOIDS THE SUGGESTION THAT THREE MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE IN EACH LOCATION PER YEAR.

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THIS SECTION OF PART THREE OF THE WHITE PAPER WILL NEED EDITORIAL IMPROVEMENT, EG. TO REMOVE QUOTATIONS SUCH AS ''SHALL ETC.

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR C TICKELL

MR GOODALL

MR DEREK THOMAS MR. BOYD

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

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MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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WR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.

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MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE

MR COLVIN

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