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FM HONG KONG

TELNO 283

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

OF 22050OZ JANUARY 90

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24 JAN1990

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

THIS IS A CORRECTION TO MY TELNO 277 DTG 210515Z JANUARY BASIC LAW MEETING OF THE BLDC SPECIAL GROUP ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM: FINAL PROPOSALS: PRESS REPORTS

1. PARAGRAPH 7 SHOULD READ QUOTES TO UNQUOTES

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THIS LAW, ALL BILLS AND MOTIONS INTRODUCED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE HKSAR SHALL BE PASSED BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS RETURNED BY DIRECT ELECTION AND THE ELECTION COMMITTEE ATTENDING THE MEETING. IF A BILL PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT FAIL TO BE PASSED BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF EITHER OF THE ABOVE TWO CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS ATTENDING THE MEETING, THE GOVERNMENT SHALL AMEND THE BILL AND RE-SUBMIT IT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR VOTING: SUCH BILLS SHALL BE PASSED WITH A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF ALL THE MEMBERS ATTENDING THE MEETING.'

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