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Mr Nigel Whitney, HKD, FCO

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Date

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Director of Administration will be seeing the LegCo

He intends Deputy President (John Swaine) on 22 December. to use the occasion to show Swaine the amendments to the LP and the RIs approved by the Privy Council on 17 December. I would therefore be grateful if you could fax us a copy of the text which went before the Council deskby 2201002.

Separately, you may wish to know that we are now aiming to arrange for, the election of the LegCo President during

This will a special LegCo sitting on 5 February (Friday). entail publication of the amendments to the LP and the RIS in the Gazette on the same day. We would be grateful if you would check with the Privy Council Office to see whether the approved text of the amendment can reach us on or before 1 February (Monday) for printing at our end.

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