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SECRET

2.

to

AS

amended by Mr Hum the new draft of Chapter VIII seems to me unlikely to cause any serious difficulties with the Chinese: the refererces to a "continuing, steady evolution" of Hong Kong's system of representative government "to meet the developing needs of our scciety and to "the aspirations of the Hong Kong community are balanced by references the need for the system of government to evolve "in а way that is compatible

with the framework set out in the

Basic Law".

1:

I agree with the slightly revised draft minute to the Frime Minister.

3.

いつ山

5 January 1987

kuvanden

RJT McLaren

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