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* Our Ref :

** Your Ref

Ms. Bridget Paris

Hong Kong Department

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Foreign and Commonwealth office

London SW1A ZAH

U.K.

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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

8 December 1992

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Dear Mis Paris,

Elected LegCo President and

CBF'S EXCO Membership

Thank you for your letter of 7 December and the

advice by the Legal Counsellor.

Taking your points in the order which they are

raised, our comments are:

Your paragraph 3(a)

Agreed.

Your paragraph 3(b)

We believe it is important for the Governor to be able to address

the

Council at

any time as he

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