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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

p.g. Constit.

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YOUR TELNO 2214: CHINESE MESSAGE ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1.

WE AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF YOUR PROPOSED RESPONSE THROUGH

THE POLITICAL ADVISER.

2.

YOU MIGHT CONSIDER ADDING A WORD ON THE AIRPORT, ON THE LINES OF YOUR PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT ONCE THE REMAINING ISSUES ARE TACKLED ON THEIR MERITS, THEY CAN BE SETTLED QUICKLY.

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