TNAG-1610-FCO40-22132-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 156

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IN PARA 158, THIRD SENTENCE, WE WONDER IF THE LAST SEVEN WORDS ARE STRICTLY NECESSARY: COULD THEY BE OMITTED?

THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A SUPERFLUOUS QUOTE AND UNQUOTE AFTER QUOTE POWERS UNQUOTE.

WE AGREE WITH THE POINTS IN PEKING TUR, EXCEPT THAT WE THINK THAT IN THEIR AMENDMENT (D) QUOTE VERY UNQUOTE IS OVERDOING

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