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5.1.88 (A) (B) EXCO CONSIDERS COMPLETE DRAFT OF WHITE PAPER (I.E. FOURTH DRAFT OF DIRECT ELECTIONS CHAPTER AND SECOND DRAFT OF OTHER CHAPTERS).
6.1.88 (A) FIFTH DRAFT SENT TO YOU FOR SUBMISSION TO MINISTERS. (B) EXCO'S COMMENTS ON SECOND DRAFT CONVEYED TO YOU.
8.1.88 (A)
(B) FCO OFFICIALS COMMENTS ON SECOND DRAFT, AND ON EXCO'S COMMENTS THEREON, RECEIVED IN HK.
12.1.88 (A)
(B) THIRD DRAFT SENT TO YOU FOR SUBMISSION TO MINISTERS. TRANSLATION BEGINS.
13.1.88 (A) HMA PEKING HANDS OVER FIFTH DRAFT TO THE CHINESE, WITH TRANSLATION.
(B)
19.1.88 (A) (B) EXCO CONSIDERS COMPLETE DRAFT OF WHITE PAPER AS APPROVED BY MINISTERS (I.E FIFTH DRAFT OF DIRECT ELECTIONS CHAPTER AND FOURTH DRAFT OF OTHER CHAPTERS), WITH CHINESE TRANSLATION.
22.1.88 (A) SIXTH DRAFT (IF NECESSARY) PREPARED IN LIGHT OF CHINESE COMMENTS AND SENT TO YOU FOR FINAL CLEARANCE WITH MINISTERS. (THIS STEP COULD BE TAKEN EARLIER IF THE CHINESE RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH.)
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23.1.88 (A) (B) COMPLETE TEXT (ENGLISH AND CHINESE) TO GOVERNMENT PRINTER FOR TYPE-SETTING ETC.
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.1 88 (A) (B) EXCO CONSIDERS COMPLETE FINAL DRAFT OF WHITE PAPER AS APPROVED BY MINISTERS, WITH CHINESE TRANSLATION, AND CONFIRMS ADVICE ON ALL POINTS.
27.1.88 (A) (B) COMPLETE FINAL VERSION (ENGLISH AND CHINESE) TO GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
2.2.88 (A) (B) EXCO CONSIDERS DRAFT OF CS'S SPEECH IN LEGCO ON TABLING OF WHITE PAPER.
3.2.88 (A) (B) ADVANCE COPIES TO PRINTED VERSIONS PASSED TO CHINESE.
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