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I should be grateful for your views on

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1. Please

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para 3 of link Telo 2149 and I

MK think we have to accept what HK say. Julk HKD want any clarification they will need to ansult Ivory: Alleged Preach of Cites, the Governor grain

Amendment to Exemption order.

мере

Hong Kong's tel no: 2149

attached. (other refs. attached).

Pana. 3. suggests that one option to solve

2.

the

present difpeulty

waved her lo amend

the exemption croles to make it lear that

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need

to be lacid before the

the order would Legulative Council who may,

ask for

within 28 days

a debate on

the amendment, although

The Council cannot prevent the coming, with fare of the cemended order.

3. I wows be grateful for you view urgently (there is strong 5.7.5. and

Parliamentary interest)

as ķ what this means in practice. At first sight it appears that even if the

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