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C) PARA 5: AMEND SECOND SENTENCE TO READ QUOTE THE ELECTORAL LAW WILL NEED TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES IN DETAIL UNQUOTE. INSERT QUOTE FOR EXAMPLE UNQUOTE AT BEGINNING OF FOURTH SENTENCE.
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PARA 7: WE SHOULD PREFER TO DELETE THIS PARAGRAPH WE NOTE YOU HAVE PUT IN SQUARE BRACKETS). IT IS LIKELY TO INVITE THE RIPOSTE THAT THE ADDITION OF SUCH PROVISIONS IN THE FINAL STAGE OF DRAFTING WAS DUE TO OUR ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE, WITHOUT PRIOR CONSULTATION WITH THE CHINESE. THE PAPER HAS ALREADY REFERRED IN PARAGRAPH 3 TO CONCERN IN HONG KONG ABOUT THE PROPOSALS..
E) PARA 8: AMEND LAST SENTENCE TO READ QUOTE NEVERTHELESS THE PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES OF IMPLEMENTATION REMAIN: A SYSTEM ETC UNQUOTE.
YOUR TELNO 378: GEC
A) PARA 1: THERE SEEMS TO BE A GARBLE IN LINE 15. WE ASSUME THAT THE WORDS QUOTE AND FOR THE CHINESE AGREEMENT UNQUOTE SHOULD BE EITHER DELETED OR EXPANDED (GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE). WE ALSO SUGGEST ADDING TO THIS PARAGRAPH QUOTE WITH THE AIM OF ENABLING THEM TO CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL 1999 UNQUOTE.
B) PARA 3: AMEND PENULTIMATE LINE TO READ QUOTE IN ADVANCE, MADE CLEAR IN OUTLINE TO HONG KONG PEOPLE BEFORE OR ON PROMULGATION AND, IN DUE COURSE, STIPULATED.... UNQUOTE.
C) PARA 4: THE LAST PHRASE IS A SEPARATE POINT AND SHOULD FORM A NEW SUB-PARAGRAPH.
ONE FURTHER GENERAL POINT. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW THE HONG KONG DRAFTERS INTEND TO PROCEED. IF THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THEIR POSITION TO GO BACK TO THE CHINESE AT THE BLDC PLENARY, IT WILL CLEARLY ENHANCE THE IMPACT OF OUR APPROACH IF THEY ARE TAKING A BROADLY SIMILAR OR AT LEAST COMPATIBLE LINE. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THEIR LATEST
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