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Your telno 1848: Transfer of sbvoreignty: Led Co question on 15 December

In consultation with HKG members of the JLG delegation, we agree with the broad lines of your proposed reply in para 2 of TUR. We suggest the following amendments:

prosperity...

- Para 2, section 1, line 5: replace QUOTE ..are of continued

UNQUOTE with QUOTE ...is of continued UNQUOTE.

prosperity...

- Para 2, section 1, line 8: and faithfully. UNQUOTE with

faithfully. UNQUOTE.

- Para 2, section 3, line 4: UNQUOTE with QUOTE ...ensure 1997... UNQUOTE.

Para 2, section 3, Line 5: way of life. UNQUOTE.

- Para 2, section 3, line 10: are... UNQUOTE with QUOTE Our UNQUOTE.

replace QUOTE ...of implement fully QUOTE ...to implement it fully and

replace QUOTE ...put in place... that there remain in place after

amend to read QUOTE ...Hong Kong's

replace QUOTE Our plans for these plans for achieving this are...

Para 2, section 3, line 13: replace QUOTE measures UNQUOTE with QUOTE programme UNQUOTE

- Para 2, section 3, line 14-16: insert a full stop after QUOTE broadly-based UNQUOTE. Next sentence should read QUOTE I hope it will receive the support of Honourable Members. UNQUOTE

- Para 2, section 4: delete first two sentences and replace with QUOTE Mr President, the community should work to build their future under the historic principle of one country, two systems,

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