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C.

BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

COMMI

7.

A

Consultative

is

Mr

Committee.

On

published a

draft

has Committee

headed

Simon by and five other Hong Kong members

20 August

Committee which contains no surprises:

Justice

Li

the

constitution

committee preparatory

been meeting

and

of the Basic Law Drafting

committee

the Consultative

the to establish

in

composed

Hong Kong.

of

Basic Law

It

himself

preparatory

for

a)

#

There will

be

between

120

people, representative"

and 200 members

"professional"

made up of

"foreigners

Kong and

who

are

who have resided

both

for

a

long

people

time

and

in

Hong

representative.

and

have

b)

professional knowledge";

the Consultative

executive committee of between 15 and 20;

Committee

c)

the

Consultative

every

six

months

and

Committee

the

will

normally

will be run.

by

an

meet once

executive committee once

every three months;

the Consultative

d)

in

D.

depth

Committee's

tasks will

be

the views

and

suggestions

on

the

to "study

contents

of

and

reflect

faithfully them

to the

the Basic Law

Drafting Committee".

HONG KONG FORCE LEVELS

8.

In early August OD (K) accepted the recommendations of EXCO made in February, that the Kohima Barracks project be stopped and be reduced from five to four that the

garrison Hong Kong battalions in 1987. EXCO will be informed of this decision on September and it will be carefully explained to the Chinese an

After allowing a

a week OT Nepalese immediately thereafter. for Chinese and Nepalese reactions, a low-key announcement w be made in London and Hong Kong.

E.

ORDER IN COUNCIL: NATIONALITY

9.

A draft

of

the

Nationality

Order

in

Council

wan