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HONG KONG TELNO 2056 REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND THE BASIC LAW

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1. WE SUGGEST DELETION OF **PRIMARILY'' IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY PUBLIC SUGGESTION THAT DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW IS ANYTHING OTHER THEN ENTIRELY A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

EVANS

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD/ HKD

HD/ FED

ED/ PLANNING STAFF

HD/ PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER )

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

DR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS,

MR FIFOOT,

NEWS DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASSESSMENT STAFF,

CABINET OFFICÉ. SIR P CRADOCK, NO.10 DOWNING STR. HKGO - LONDON

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