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YOUR TELNO 114: LEGCO QUESTION: DR CONRAD LAM

1. WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING MINOR CHANGES TO THE DRAFT ANSWER TO CONRAD LAMS QUESTION.

i) BEGINNING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF YOUR PROPOSED REPLY BY AS A PARTY TO THE JOINT DECLARATION THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL BE ENTITLED..."

ii) AS THE JLG COULD POSSIBLY CONSIDER ITEMS UNDER JD 174 AND CONCEIVABLY JD 173 WE SUGGEST THAT THE FINAL SENTENCE MIGHT BE AMENDED TO END "...THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WILL CONTINUE ITS WORK UNTIL JANUARY 2000."

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