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WE WOULD ALSO PREFER TO OMIT THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR PROPOSED REPLY ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE BASIC LAW AFTER 1997. THE BASIC LAW CAN BE AMENDED, BY THE NPC, EVEN BEFORE 1997. WE SHOULD NOT PUBLICLY IMPLY THAT IT CANNOT AND THAT WE ACCEPT THE CHINESE ARGUMENT.

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