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YOUR TELNOS 470 AND 474 TO HONG KONG : BASIC LAW: FURTHER ACTION.

1. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE TEXTS OF THE AGREED SPEAKING NOTE ON ARTICLE 24. THE TEXTS ON ARTICLE 106 ARE BEING FINALISED AND WILL BE FAXED TO US SHORTLY. GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG COULD ENSURE THAT THEY INCLUDE THE TEXT WHICH WE HAVE PROPOSED TO THE CHINESE SIDE (FINAL SENTENCE OF PARA 3 OF FIRST TUR).

2. GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG WOULD ALSO PREPARE TEXTS OF THE POINTS WE ARE TO MAKE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A NPC RESOLUTION ON THE VALIDITY OF THE BASIC LAW (SECOND TUR).

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3. IF WE HAVE ALL THREE TEXTS TOGETHER WITH CHINESE TRANSLATIONS BY 5 MARCH, I SHALL ASK FOR A CALL ON CHEN ZIYING FOR THE SAME DAY. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION DESKBY 050030Z THAT YOU ARE CONTENT.

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