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ADD ''IN 1991'' AFTER ''TIME

L. PARA 12 LINE 11

MIGHT INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO 24 SEATS IN 1999.

M'. PARA 14:

"'50''? TO READ EITHER ''30' OR '50 PER CENT''

"

N. PARA 15 LAST LINE: REPLACE ''SHALL BE DISCUSSING'

WITH

'INTEND TO DISCUSS'

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0. PARA 16:

063370 MDHIAN 351

SECOND SENTENCE, AMEND LATTER PART TO:

...WHEN CHARGES AGAINST

HIM OR HER OF SERIOUS BREACH OF LAW OR DERELICTION OF DUTY HAVE BEEN FOUND SUBSTANTIATED BY AN INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL.''

P. LINE 11: SUBSTITUTE

OFFICE.''

Q. LAST LINE:

''HIS TERM OF OFFICE'' WITH ''EACH OF HIS TERMS OF

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REPLACE ''IF' WITH ''IS''.

R. PARA 17 LAST LINE:

THE TERM ''BRITISH'' SHOULD PERHAPS BE EXPANDED HERE ON THE LINES OF HAVING BRITISH INVOLVEMENT THROUGH DIRECT CONTROL, INVESTMENT AS MANAGEMENT''.

S. PARA 19:

PENULTIMATE SENTENCE, WE ARE DOUBTFUL WHETHER WE CAN TRULY CLAIM THAT THESE COUNTRIES ARE EXAMINING THEIR REGULATIONS IN THIS WAY.

T. PARA 22 LINE 9:

IS ''AT 1997'' CORRECT ?

U. PARA 23 LINE 3:

REPLACE ''BRITISH BTDCS' WITH 'HONG KONG BRITISH STUDENTS''

V. PARA 31

FINAL SENTENCE, AMEND TO READ ''IF THE TRANSFER OF REFUGEES TO BATAAN PROCEEDS SMOOTHLY, THERE IS EVERY PROSPECT THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THOSE WITH REFUGEE STATUS WILL LEAVE HONG KONG BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.''

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