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4. IF WE DO HAVE TO USE THIS MORE DETAILED LINE, I WONDER IF WE SHOULD INFORM THE CHINESE FIRST. THEY MAY ALREADY SUSPECT A LEAK (FROM KE'S CONVERSATION WITH MISS LAU YOUR PARAGRAPH 4). MOREOVER, SUBJECT TO PEKING'S VIEWS, THEY MAY WELL BE JUST AS SENSITIVE ABOUT THE NATURE OF OUR DIALOGUE ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING CONTEXT AS WE ARE ABOUT THE 1987 REVIEW.

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