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Private Secretary

From:

A R Paul

Date:

FILE

(200)

Hong Kong Department

20 March 1989

Cc:

PS/Lord Glenarthur

Mr McLaren

Mr Burns, News Dept

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENQUIRY INTO HONG KONG :

THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S EVIDENCE, 22 MARCH 1989

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The briefing attached to my submission of 17 March is being revised to take account of the Secretary of State's comments. This will be submitted, as agreed, on 21 March.

2.

box:

I submit, as requested, the following material for tonight's

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a revised opening statement;

a copy of the second draft of the Basic Law, annotated to show points of significant improvement and the areas

of remaining difficulty;

a revised briefing pack on nationality.

The Secretary of State should note that the Clerks have made it clear that the Committee would not expect the opening statement to exceed 2-3 minutes. In their view it need only consist of some opening courtesies and one or two bull points. It may well be

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