TNAG-1863-FCO40-2643-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1989 — Page 178

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YOUR TELNO 3462: BASIC LAW: UPDATED LINGUISTIC CRITIQUE 1. WE ARE CONTENT WITH ALL YOUR COMMENTS EXCEPT FOR THAT IN PARAGRAPH 1(E) OF TUR. WE THINK THE CHINESE ARE LESS LIKELY TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR POINT ABOUT NOMENCLATURE IF WE DO NOT POINT THEM TOWARDS THE ARTICLES WE HAVE IN MIND. THEREFORE, ALTHOUGH WE CONTINUE TO THINK IT RATHER WEAK TO QUESTION THE TITLE QUOTE CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNQUOTE WHEN WE HAVE NO SUGGESTION TO REPLACE IT, WE WOULD PREFER TO RETAIN THE FULL LIST OF ARTICLES AS IN THE LINGUISTIC CRITIQUE FAXED TO US ON 4 OCTOBER RATHER THAN SEE THE

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