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MELAKA MAANA LA
CONFIDENTIAL
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3.
BUT NOT PUT FORWARD IN THE NEGOTIATIONS) OF A COMMITTEE
CONSISTING OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG JUDICIARY
AND THREE FROM THE NPC STANDING COMMITTEE TO ADJUDICATE IN
PEKING ON QUESTIONS OF LEGISLATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE
BASIC LAW? IT REMAINS OUR VIEW THAT THIS WOULD BE BETTER
THAN ALLOWING THE NPC STANDING COMMITTEE EXCLUSIVE POWER, WITHOUT HONG KONG REPRESENTATION, TO DO THIS.
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT'S COMMENTS ON THE MAINLAND MEMBERS OF
THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE ARE BEING SENT TO YOU SEPARATELY BY
TELELETTER. AS FAR AS HONG KONG MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED, THEIR
NUMBERS (23 OUT OF 59) ARE IN OUR VIEW
AS GOOD AS COULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED.
IT IS ALSO GOOD TO HAVE UMELCO AND JUDICIARY REPRESENTATIVES, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY 3 OF THEM.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PSAR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
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COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
LR KALLABY
OFFICE CABINET OFFICE MR D B C CHRISTOPHER, CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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