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(d) Progress in the drafting of the Basic Law

12.

KL

at

(submitted to the

November and 2

Li briefed the Governor some length on progress

within the BLDC. He handed over texts of the progress

reports of the five BLDC Special Groups

BLDC plenary in Peking between 29

December). The Special Groups оп rights and obligations

and the CPG/SAR relationship had produced preliminary

drafts of the relevant sections of the Basic Law: the work

of the other Groups was not SO far advanced.

13.

to

Li concluded that the original Chinese drafting

timetable for the provisions of the Basic Law relating

now slipping because of the

among Hong Kong members and the need

political structure divergence of views

was

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