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in Senator Mitchell's bill, were made too explicit,

react very strongly.

China would

7.

Senator McConnell said Congresswoman Pelosi was very locked in

to the Bill, his assessment was that she could not walk away from

it but might go for an Executive Order.

8.

On IPFA, the Governor said Hong Kong had agreed on a model

text with China which could be applied to other countries.

However we were now facing problems with the US's alternative text.

One way We would have to look at ways to overcome these issues.

was to work on bilateral agreements (e.g. on intellectual property)

outside but in parallel to the IPPA. Senator Mitchell noted the

Governor's view.

interested to introduce an

9.

Senator McConnell said he was

arrangement similar to the Question Time in Parliament to the House

here. The Governor said he had introduced something similar in

Hong Kong already. The problem was he had to read a lot of briefs

but he considered the change necessary and useful.

10. In reply to Senator McConnell's question, the Governor said

the NCNA was still organising an effective terror

effective terror campaign on

Some of them wanted to have more business with

businessmen.

China, and some simply wanted a quiet life.

Some of these

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