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THE NEXT STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN DEVELOPING THE ROLES

AND COMPOSITION OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE

GOVERNMENT SYSTEM. IN DRAWING UP THESE PLANS, FULL

ACCOUNT WILL BE TAKEN OF ALL THE VIEWS RECORDED IN

THE SURVEY OFFICE REPORT. FULL REGARD WILL ALSO BE

GIVEN TO OTHER

FUTURE STABILITY OF THE

COMMUNITY UNQUOTE.

XII) PARA 23, FIRST SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST THIS SHOULD READ

QUOTE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S PRACTICE FOR THE

PAST TWO DECADES HAS BEEN UNQUOTE.

XIII) PARA 23: WE SUGGEST AMENDING THE FOURTH

XIV)

HOWE

SENTENCE AS

OFFICERS

FOLLOWS QUOTE .. TO BE FILLED BY LOCAL

BEFORE 1997, PERMITTING A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL

ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT SET OUT IN THE

JOINT DECLARATION UNQUOTE. THE FOLLOWING SECTION ON THE POLICE SHOULD BECOME A NEW PARAGRAPH, BEGINNING QUOTE WHERE THE POLICE FORCE IS CONCERNED, THE AIM

IS THAT IT SHOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY LOCAL

UNQUOTE.

PARA 24:TO THE LAYMAN, THE FINAL SENTENCE IS RATHER UNCLEAR. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON WHETHER THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTION IS FACTUALLY CORRECT: QUOTE

SERVING OFFICERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OPTION PERIOD OF UP TO FIVE YEARS, DEPENDING ON THEIR AGE, TO ELECT

WHETHER TO TRANSFER TO THE NEW SCHEME.

REMAINDER OF TEXT FOLLOWS IN MIFT.

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