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(F) PARAGRAPH 12. THE LAST SENTENCE NEEDS RECONSIDERATION. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN HMG'S COMMITMENT BEFORE AND AFTER 1997. WHAT IS NEEDED HERE IS SOME SORT OF POSITIVE STATEMENT OF HMG'S COMMITMENT TO HONGKONG IN THE REMAINING PERIOD OF ITS ADMINISTRATION UP TO 1997. CONTINUING INTEREST IN THE APPLICATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION THEREAFTER IS ALSO IMPORTANT. BUT WATCH OUT FOR CHINESE SENSITIVITES IN THE WORDING.
(G) PARAGRAPH 13. SUGGEST ADDING (QUOTE) AND IN MANY OTHER POINTS OF CONTACT WE HAVE WITH THE CHINESE (UNQUOTE) AFTER (QUOTE) JOINT LIAISON GROUP (UNQUOTE) I ALSO DOUBT THE WISDOM OF LISTING THE SUCCESSES OF THE JLG. THIS HAS BEEN DONE MANY TIMES IN THE PAST AND SOME OF THEM NOW DATE BACK SEVERAL YEARS.
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(H) PARAGRAPH 17. SUGGEST REPLACING (QUOTE) FOR A FULLY ELECTED LEGISLATURE (UNQUOTE) BY (QUOTE) FOR A LEGISLATURE ALL OF WHOSE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED (UNQUOTE). THE FORMER COULD BE MISLEADING.
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(I) PARAGRAPH 18 INSERT (QUOTE) SUBSTANTIAL (UNQUOTE) BEFORE (QUOTE) DIRECTLY ELECTED COMPONENT (UNQUOTE).
(J) PARAGRAPH 20. THE BLDC IS NOT A COMMITTEE OF THE CHINESE LEGISLATURE ALTHOUGH IT WAS SET UP BY THE NPC. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO EMPHASISE THE PART THAT IT HAS BOTH HONG KONG AND MAINLAND
MEMBERS.
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SECOND PART OF TELNO 1358
(A) PARAGRAPH 1. SUGGEST DELETE. THIS IS ONE OF THE PARTS OF THE BASIC LAW THAT WE WISH THE CHINES TO AMEND, BECAUSE IT LIMITS THE AUTONOMY OF THE SARG LAID DOWN IN THE JOINT DECLARATION.
(B) PARAGRAPH 2. NO OBJECTION TO THE WORDING BUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR QUESTIONS ON WHAT (QUOTE) DIFFICULT AREAS (UNQUOTE) ARE STILL TO BE RESOLVED.
(C) PARAGRAPH 3. ADD AT END
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AND MAKE AMENDMENTS IN ORDER TO
MEET THE CONCENS EXPRESSED IN HONG KONG.'
(D) PARAGRAPH 5. REPLACE (QUOTE) WE ARE BUILDING (UNQUOTE) BY (QUOTE) WE MUST ALL SHOW OUR DETERMINATION TO BUILD (UNQUOTE).
(E) PARAGRAPH 9. ADD AT END
FAR GREATER THAN OUR INTERESTS
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