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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 4519

OF 280345Z NOVEMBER 87

IN FO IMMEDIATE PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

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TOP COPY

HKB

Ва

3 ONC 1987

TGWON INS

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+3)

005013

MDHIAN 8136

YOUR TELNO 3115 : ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG : PASSAGE ON THE

BASIC LAW

WE HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS TO SUGGEST ON TUR

(A) ON PARA. 3. TO AVOID CONTROVERSY OVER HOW ACTIVELY THE BLCC

IS INVOLVED IN THE DRAFTING PROCESS OF THE BL, WE SUGGEST REVISING THIS PARAGRAPH TO READ ''THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE IN HONG KONG HAS CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DRAFTING

PROCESS BY COLLATING THE VIEWS

(B) ON PARA. 4, SECOND SENTENCE.

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FOR A SIMILAR REASONAS IN (A) ABOVE, WE SUGGEST RECASTING THIS SENTENCE AS FOLLOWS: ''THE GOVERNMENT WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY

FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TASK.''

WILSON

IMPORTANT

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DISTRIBUTION

25

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HKD

HD / FED

RESEARCH (FE)

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

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