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''THEREFORE ONLY 26 PER CENT OF OVERALL VOTES, IF THEY ARE ALL FROM ONE ''CHAMBER'' IE 16 SEATS IN EITHER ''CHAMBER'' WITH THE PRESENT NUMBERS), WILL BE NEEDED TO DEFEAT A MOTION''.

8. PARA 7 LAST SENTENCE: REPLACE WITH ''THE CHINESE SEEM TO BELIEVE THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL PREVENT RADICALS FROM PUSHING ANTI-CHINA OR FREE-LUNCH BILLS THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AND WILL GIVE CHINA MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO MANIPULATE THE LEGISLATURE THROUGH PRO-CHINA ELEMENTS IN IT'

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9. PARA 8: INSERT AFTER THE FIRST SENTENCE ''THEY WOULD, HOWEVER, MAKE LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES VERY CLUMSY AND TIME-CONSUMING''

10. PARA 8, FOURTH SENTENCE: REPLACE WITH ''BUT THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A CONFIDENCE PROBLEM AND HONG KONG OPINION IS ALREADY SERIOUSLY UNHAPPY WITH WHAT WAS PROPOSED''.

11. PARA 8, FIFTH SENTENCE: DELETE THE WORD 'HOWEVER''

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12. PARA 8: INSERT AFTER THE FIFTH SENTENCE THE FOLLOWING: ''THERE ARE REPORTS THAT A NUMBER OF GROUPS, INCLUDING PRO-CHINA ONES, ARE TAKING THIS VIEW.

13. PARA 8, LAST SENTENCE: DELETE THE LAST PART ''OR

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.....PRIVATE MEMBERS)'' WE THINK WE SHOULD PRESS FOR A TOTAL REMOVAL OF DIFFERENTIAL VOTING.

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