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THAT THIS PARA READ (QUOTE) ... PACKAGE PROVIDING FOR, INTER ALIA, PARITY OF FREQUENCIES

(UNQUOTE>

(E) PARA 11 (QUOTE) (CMU) (UNQUOTE) APPEARS SUPERFLUOUS

AS IT DOES NOT APPEAR LATER.

(II)

HUMAN RIGHTS. WE HAVE TWO COMMENTS

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(III)

WILSON

(A) IN PARA 12 DELETA (QUOTE) TO CONSOLIDATE EXISTING RULES AND PRACTICES INTO ONE STATUTE (UNQUOTE). THIS PREJUDICES THE FORM THE ORDINANCE WOULD TAKE: AND IN FACT

IS NOT THE APPROACH WE PREFER:

(B) IN LAST PARA LAST SENTENCE, AS THE BILL HAS YET TO BE INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO, AMEND TO READ (QUOTE) BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED

THIS YEAR. (UNQUOTE):

BASIC LAW. ARTICLE 157. WE FEEL THE DRAFT IS A LITTLE DEFENSIVE. WE HAVE SLIGHTLY REDRAFTED, SEEKING ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT WHERE POSSIBLE THE INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL POWER OF THE SAR. COPY OF THE REDRAFT FOLLOWS FOR WOOD, HKD, BY FAX.

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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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MR EDWARDS,

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