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MY SECOND IPT AND YOUR TELNO 3578: YOUR ADDRESS TO LEGCO: DEFENCE

AND PUBLIC ORDER

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WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON SECOND TUR:

(A) PARA 100, SECOND SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST DELETING QUOTE WITH NO SUDDEN CHANGES WHICH MIGHT LEAVE HONG KONG VULNERABLE UNQUOTE. THIS ESSENTIALLY REPEATS THE REFERENCE TO A QUOTE PRUDENT AND GRADUAL BASIS UNQUOTE, AND THE WORD QUOTE VULNERABLE

UNQUOTE INVITES THE QUESTION QUOTE TO WHAT UNQUOTE.

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(C) PARA 101, SECOND SENTENCE:

WE SUGGEST

THIS SENTENCE SHOULD READ QUOTE IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE NOW ESTABLISHING A SPECIALISED UNIT WITHIN THE POLICE FORCE UNQUOTE.

(D) PARA 101, SECOND SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST THE REFERENCE TO 1993 SHOULD BE DELETED, AS PROGRESS WILL DEPEND ON EVENTS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. WE SUGGEST THIS SENTENCE SHOULD BEGIN QUOTE STARTING IN 1990, THIS WILL PROGRESSIVELY RESUME RESPONSIBILITY

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