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REGISTRY

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TELNO 2074

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YOUR TELNO 3117: GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO LEGCO

WE HAVE FOLLOWING SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO EXTRACTS IN

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TUR:

(A)

(B)

STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: PARA 4: FOURTH SENTENCE:

WOULD SUGGEST QUOTE THE TWO GOVERNMENTS UNQUOTE BE

REPLACED BY QUOTE EACH GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION:

PARA 1: WE WOULD SEE MERIT IN AN ADDITIONAL REFERENCE AT

THE END OF THE FIRST SENTENCE ON THE LINES THAT YOU ARE

PLEASED TO NOTE THAT JUST SUCH A RECORD IS NOW BEING

BUILT UP.

WE

( ၁ )

(D)

NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS: PARA 1: SECOND SENTENCE:

REPLACE QUOTE RECOGNITION UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE ACCEPTANCE

UNQUOTE. PARA 2: SECOND SENTENCE: REPLACE QUOTE CRUCIAL

UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE IMPORTANT UNQUOTE. PARA 3: LAST

SENTENCE: REPLACE QUOTE ON INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED

DOCUMENTS UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE FREELY UNQUOTE.

CIVIL AVIATION: YOU MIGHT ADD AT END OF FIRST SENTENCE A

REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT QUOTE A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF

THE PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN REACHED

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