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WE ARE SORRY IF WE WERE NOT CLEAR. YOUR PARA 2 IS EXACTLY WHAT WE HAD IN MIND. LIKE THE SECOND SENTENCE TO READ 'SIR, AS MINISTERS MADE CLEAR DURING THE DEBATES ON THE HONG KONG BILL LAST YEAR, THE PURPOSE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON 16 JANUARY IS TO LISTEN TO VIEWS EXPRESSED IN PARLIAMENT ON THE DRAFT ORDER'

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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT. LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS