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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
YOUR TELNOS 2191-2193: COUNCIL 210-212
1.
GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE
TO AVOID ANY AMBIGUITY, WE SUGGEST THAT YOU ADD 'WHICH
WILL BE PASSED BY THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS' AT THE END OF
PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE PASSAGE ON THE BASIC LAW IN THIRD TUR.
2.
IN PARA 2 OF THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS, WE WOULD PREFER
TO SAY IN THE ANTEPENULTIMATE SENTENCE AT THE SAME TIME, FULL
ATTENTION MUST BE PAID TO STABILITY'.
3.
IN PARA 4 WE WOULD BE INCLINED TO CONCLUDE THE THIRD
SENTENCE AT 'VITAL ISSUES'. THE FORMULATION AS YOU HAVE IT COULD
JUST PROVOKE THE COMMUNIST PRESS TO DISPUTE WHETHER LEGCO MEMBERS
ARE SPOKESMEN FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
D/HD PUSD
MR WILSON
COFIES TO:
214
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 1 OCT 1985
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
FICER
PA
REGISTRY
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