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MY TWO IPTS:

MEETING OF OD(K): PREPARATION OF PAPERS:

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

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FOLLOWING IS CONTINUATION OF TEXT OF REVISED DRAFT PAPER ON

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

BEGINS

19.

THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW IS NOW UNDER WAY. FORMALLY

SPEAKING THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. THEY HAVE

ESTABLISHED A BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE (INCLUDING HONG KONG

MEMBERS REPRESENTING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF VIEWS) WHICH HAS IN TURN

CREATED SUB-GROUPS TO STUDY CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE DRAFT LAW.

THE CHINESE HAVE ALSO SET UP A BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

(BLCC) IN HONG KONG TO REFLECT HONG KONG OPINION TO THE BLDC.

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IF WE ARE TO ACHIEVE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN

1997, AS THE JOINT DECLARATION COMMITS US TO DO, IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE MUST BE COMPATIBILITY (OR QUOTE CONVERGENCE UNQUOTE) BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AS IT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE UP TO

1997 AND THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE HONG KONG SAR AS THIS

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