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ADVANCED MR MCLAREN FOR DISTRIBUTION ADVICE
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING. UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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MY TELNOS 273 AND 274: HONG KONG: QIAN QICHEN'S REPLY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
1. TURS WERE SENT AS NEWS WAS REACHING US THAT THE BLDC HAD DECIDED THAT NO MORE THAN 15 PERCENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE AFTER 1997 SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE RIGHT OF ABODE OUTSIDE THE SAR. EVEN IF ONE CONCEDED THAT IT IS NOT/NOT UNREASONABLE THAT THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN NATIONALS IN A LEGISLATIVE SHOULD NOT BE EXCESSIVE IT IS VERY HARD INDEED TO SEE HOW SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT COULD WORK IN PRACTICE WHEN ALL MEMBERS ARE ELECTED IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER.
2. THIS ISSUE COULD WELL AFFECT THE QUESTION OF CONTINUITY BETWEEN 1995 AND 1997. IT THEREFORE NEEDS TO BE TOUCHED ON IN ANY FURTHER MESSAGE TO QIAN. THIS MIGHT BE DONE BY AMENDING THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 2 IN SECOND TUR TO READ:
3. I SHALL BE CONSULTING EXCO TOMORROW. 23 JANUARY. AND WILL GIVE FURTHER VIEWS ON THE WAY FORWARD AFTER THAT.
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