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WOULD PREFER TO SAY SOMETHING IN THE MARGINS OF JLG TV LIKE:

A LOT OF DISCUSSION RECENTLY IN HONG KONG ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. IT WAS NEVER REALLY DEALT WITH IN DETA IL DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS. A BROAD CONCEPT HOPE THE CHINESE ARE THINKING OF WAYS TO APPLY IT THAT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHANGED GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE OF HONG

KONG AFTER 1997.

4.

WE COULD THEN GO ON TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PUBLIC LINE

WE HAD TAKEN ON THE POINT (YOUR FOURTH TUR).

5.

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS, AND THOSE OF PEKING.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT:

LIMITED

RESTRICTED

COPIES TO:

HD/HKD

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

HD/FED

RESEARCH DEPT (FE) DEP/HD/PUSD

PS/MR RENTON SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

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