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YOUR TELNOS 3441-2: MEETING OF OD(K): REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

1. THANK YOU FOR THESE PROMPT AND HELPFUL COMMENTS, THE

FOLLOWING IS OUR REACTION TO THE COMMENTS IN FIRST TUR: WE ARE

USING THE LETTERING OF YOUR SUB-PARAGRAPHS:

(A) AGREED. WE WILL REPLACE THE SENTENCE BY 'BOTH COMPRISE

APPOINTED AND DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS':

(B) TO (D) AGREED:

(E) WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND. PLEASE COULD YOU CLARIFY?

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AGREED. WE SHALL ADD '(THE FORM OF ELECTION IS NOT STATED)':

AGREED:

(H) WE AGREE WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. WE DO, HOWEVER,

PREFER TO RETAIN THE LAST SENTENCE. IT POINTS UP THE PARTICULAR

CONSEQUENCES OF A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE IN 1987-8,

WHEREAS PARAGRAPH 20 DISCUSSES MORE GENERALLY THE NEED FOR

CONVERGENCE UP TO 1997:

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AGREED:

(J) WE SUGGEST ADDING 'IN WHICH THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG HAS

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