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PASSPORTS, LEGISLATION UNDER THE HONG KONG ACT, AND

PROGRESS IN DRAFTING THE BASIC LAW. I THINK IT MIGHT

ALSO BE USEFUL TO INCLUDE, PERHAPS AT THE BEGINNING, A

BRIEF REFERENCE TO THE SEVERAL MEETINGS BETWEEN BRITISH

AND CHINESE MINISTERS AT WHICH THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION

OF HONG KONG.

(D)

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. THIS COULD INCLUDE AN ACCOUNT

OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION OF THE NEW LEGCO, PLANS FOR THE 1987 REVIEW, AND A SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES RAISED

IN PUBLIC DEBATE IN THE TERRITORY ON REPRESENTATIVE

GOVERNMENT. (THE INTENTION WOULD BE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT

A GENUINE DEBATE IS TAKING PLACE IN HONG KONG ABOUT WHAT

IS BEST FOR HONG KONG.)

(E)

DAYA BAY.

(F)

STATE OF THE ECONOMY.

(G)

SOCIAL PROGRAMMES.

(H)

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.

(I)

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

(J)

(K)

SECURITY, INCLUDING THE FORTHCOMING RENEGOTIATION OF THE

DCA.

A BRIEF LOOK AT EVENTS IN THE COMING YEAR (OTHER THAN THE

1987 REVIEW AND DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW, WHICH WILL BE

COVERED IN EARLIER PASSAGES).

(L)

A CONCLUSION.

3.

THIS TOTALS RATHER MORE SECTIONS THAN LAST YEAR, AND I

THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD AIM TO KEEP ITEMS (F) TO (K) AS

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