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JESK AZER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
MIPT: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE BASIC LAW AND THE 1987
REVIEW
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FOLLOWING ARE REST OF COMMENTS.
10.
11.
WE AGREE WITH PEKING'S COMMENTS IN THEIR TELNO 437.
YOUR TELNO 852 AND PEKING TELNO 438. AS A GENERAL POINT
WE AGREE WITH PEKING'S COMMENT IN PARA 3 OF THEIR TELNO 438. WE
FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE RUNNING CONSIDERABLE RISKS IF THIS PAPER
WAS HANDED TO BLDC MEMBERS. IT COULD HOWEVER STILL BE USED AS A
BASIS FOR BRIEFING THEM IN SECURE CONDITIONS. WE WOULD WISH IN
DUE COURSE TO CONSIDER FURTHER HOW THE PAPER IS TO BE USED. OUR
OTHER COMMENTS ON THE PAPER ARE OFFERED ON THIS BASIS:
A)
B)
INSERT
PARA 7 (A): REPLACE 'WITH THE MINIMUM OF' WITH 'WITHOUT'
PARA 10(A) INSERT 'OR ORDINANCES' AFTER 'COMMON LAW' AND
PRESERVE OR BEFORE 'EXTEND'
C)
PARAS 12 AND 13(A) ADD 'STATE COUNCILLOR MR' OR 'MR'
NECESSARY BEFORE APPROPRIATE NAMES
AS
D)
PARA 16: IN CASE THE PAPER IS LEAKED TO THE CHINESE,
FIRST SENTENCE WE SUGGEST THAT IN 'HONG KONG'S INTEREST' BE
REPLACED WITH ADVISABLE' AND IN SIXTH SENTENCE 'FROM HONG KONG'S
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