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as

it is our real bottomline, we will be more

convincing in campaigning vigorously

comfortable

for it.

and

5.

Cons:

its design has

no logic.

Our only reason for putting

that it

is

what we left on the

But we

it forward is

negotiating table.

have nothing to show for

what we have publicly described as conditional

Nor will the Chinese express their

concessions.

gratitude;

consequently, we will be accused of sell-out; and

if it

is passed by LegCo against opposition from the

bulk of the liberal members, we could lose much of our

credibility in the next 3 years.

6.

The

pre-emptive

likely

debate

on

Bill is at Annex.

voting pattern should there be an immediate

second

reading on the Principles of the

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