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(H) PARAS 26 AND 27: AS DRAFTED, THESE PARAGRAPHS MAKE THE MOVES

TOWARDS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG LOOK LIKE AN

AFTERTHOUGHT DESIGNED TO FACILITATE CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION

WITH THE CHINESE DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. A REFERENCE

TO CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN HONG KONG SHOULD BE SELF-CONTAINED.

(1) PARA 28: 1ST SENTENCE: AFTER JOINT LIAISON GROUP INSERT

''AND THE LAND COMMISSION''

2. THERE IS NO REFERENCE IN YOUR DRAFT TO THE PROPOSED NATIONALITY

TITLE. DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF DISCUSSIONS IN PEKING, WE ASSUME

THAT THIS WILL BE FLOATED AT SOME STAGE, POSSIBLE DURING THE WINDING

UP.

HADDON-CAVE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

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