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OF 061115Z JULY 90
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-9 JUL 1990
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNOS 1206,1207, UKREP JLG TELNO 178 AND PEKING TELNO 953: JLG SUBJECT CHECK LIST
1 WE NOTE THAT YOUR LIST IN TELNO 1207 WAS PREPARED USING MATERIAL PRODUCED BY US, BUT WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:
PARA 1: N) RETITLE TO 'ISSUES RELATED TO BASIC LAW ARTICLE
24(2)(4)'.
0) RETITLE TO 'ISSUES RELATED TO BASIC LAW ARTICLE 107'.
PARA 2: B) IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO ENLARGE THE SCOPE OF THE ITEM TO READ: 'ADAPTATION OF HONG KONG LAW AND OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO THE BASIC LAW'. THE CHINESE SIDE HAVE INDICATED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS THAT THEY WISH TO DISCUSS WITH US THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASIC LAW. THEY WOULD PROBABLY REGARD INCLUSION OF THIS ITEM AS A POSITIVE GESTURE ON OUR PART AND PERHAPS SEE IT AS A RESPONSE TO THEIR CALLS FOR GREATER CONSULTATION. IT ALSO HAS THE BENEFIT OF AVOIDING GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT THE LIST INCLUDES ONLY MINOR AND ROUTINE ITEMS. IT IS OF COURSE ALSO IN OUR INTERESTS TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASIC LAW WITH THEM SO AS TO ENSURE CONVERGENCE AND SMOOTH TRANSITION, BUT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW THEM TO USE THIS ITEM AS A MEANS OF SERIOUSLY OBSTRUCTING OR DELAYING A SIGNIFICANT PART OF HONG KONG'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME.
/D) WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE HONOURS SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY
WHETHER WE SHOULD INSTITUTE A LOCAL HONOURS SYSTEM WHICH CAN SURVIVE 1997. CONSEQUENTLY WE DO NO (NOT) WISH TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF LOCALISING THE JP SYSTEM BEFORE WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR REVIEW. SUGGEST DELETION.
E) THE PROPOSALS WE PUT TO THE CHINESE ON DIRECTOR OF AUDIT ARE LIKELY TO INVOLVE MORE THAN JUST APPOINTMENT/REMOVAL. AS WE HAVE NOT YET FORMULATED PROPOSALS, WE THINK IT BEST THAT THIS ITEM SHOULD
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