TNAG-2770-FCO40-3987-Coverage-of-Sino-British-talks-in-the-Hong-Kong-press-1993 — Page 67

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AMENDED VERSION OF THE BILL AS PROPOSED BY THE PARTY WAS LIKELY TO BE PASSED BY LEGCO ON 21 JULY.

9.

THE LOCAL PRESS GENERALLY WELCOMED THE LIBERAL PARTY'S COMPROMISE PROPOSAL. THE LEFT-WING TA KUNG PAO AND HK COMMERCIAL DAILY CRITICISED THE UDHK FOR ATTEMPTING TO OVERTURN SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENTS AT THE EXPENSE OF HK'S INTEREST.

PATTEN

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

72

MAIN

65

.HK POLICY

HKD

PUSD

FED

LEGAL ADVISERS//MS

BARRETT

LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS

LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES

NEWS D

NTCD

PLANNERS

RAD

PS

PS/MR GOODLAD

SIR J COLES

MR HUM

ADDITIONAL

7

CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO) CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES

CAOFF//MR SIBSON

PS NO 10.

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