TNAG-2449-FCO40-3565-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 11

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MDHIAN 2809

87 POINTS ON 16 DECEMBER BECAUSE OF QIAN QICHEN'S STATEMENT, A RISE OF 56 POINTS OVER THE WEEK.

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5. IN LEGCO, WE KNOW THAT JIMMY MCGREGOR, MARTIN BARROW AND VINCENT CHENG ARE WORKING ON ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS. MCGREGOR'S WILL BE MADE PUBLIC ON 18 DECEMBER. WE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THEY WOULD BE WELCOME TO CHECK ANY FACTS THEY WISH WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH. BARROW HAS TOLD US THAT HE RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE OF SOMEONE, THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY HIM, CHECKING ANY ALTERNATIVES WITH THE CHINESE.

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