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YOUR TELNO 4781: WHITE PAPER TIMETABLE: DRAFT ANNOTATED OUTLINE
OF THE WHITE PAPER
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ACCOUNT IN THE ACTUAL DRAFTING. OUR ONLY RESERVATION IS IN
RELATION TO SUB-PARA (G). IT SEEMS CLEAR TO US THAT VERY FEW
PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO THE GEC CONCEPT, AND THAT THOSE WHO HAVE DONE SO ARE MOSTLY OPPOSED TO IT. THE
FEEDBACK FROM THE MCNAIR SURVEYS IS PROBABLY NON-COMMITAL RATHER
THAN ENTHUSIASTIC. IT WOULD BE MUCH SAFER TO LET THE CHINESE MAKE
THE RUNNING ON THIS ONE: THERE WILL BE BOUND TO BE COMMENT ON IT ONCE THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE BASIC LAW IS PUBLISHED IN HONG KONG.
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