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FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

(274) YOUR TELNO 1808 AND PEKING TELNO 1005: HOW THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS

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1.

THANK YOU FOR SENDING US A COPY OF THIS PAPER. WE AGREE

THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR PEKING TO PASS A COPY TO THE CHINESE

FOR THEIR BACKGROUND INFORMATION, SUBJECT TO ONE GENERAL COMMENT

AND ONE RESERVATION ON DETAIL.

2.

OUR COMMENT RELATES TO THE GENERAL STYLE OF THE PAPER.

QUITE RIGHTLY IT SEEKS TO EXPLAIN TO THE HONG KONG LAYMAN IN A

READABLE WAY WHAT LEGCO DOES AND TO ELICIT HIS SUPPORT FOR THE

LEGCO SYSTEM. IT WAS NOT DRAFTED FOR A MAINLAND CHINESE

READERSHIP. THE CHINESE COULD BE A LITTLE PERPLEXED BY SOME OF

THE MORE RACY PASSAGES, OR REACT WITH SUSPICION TO A PERCEIVED

ATTEMPT TO 'SELL' TO THEM THE UMELCO SYSTEM. THE FIRST POINT

MIGHT BE MET BY A LITTLE EDITING, PERHAPS REMOVING THE FIRST

PARAGRAPH. THE SECOND POINT CAN BE MET IF PEKING EXPLAINS

CAREFULLY TO THE CHINESE THAT THE PAPER WAS PREPARED BY THE HONG

KONG GOVERNMENT FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE AND DIRECTED AT A HONG KONG

READERSHIP: WE ARE MAKING IT AVAILABLE SIMPLY AS A REFERENCE

DOCUMENT PROVIDING FACTUAL INFORMATION ON THE WORKINGS OF THE

/ GOVERNMENT

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