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Election Committee and Functional Constituencies).

At

present, our arguments for these measures emerge

in the sections on the talks.

importance of establishing

In view of the

the

soundness

of the

essential

(particularly

elements

of the

1992 proposals

to those in Parliament less familiar

with the debate), they deserve an early well-worked

up passage of their own.

Initial Chinese Reactions

18.

In addition to the present text on initial contacts

with the CPG, we might also indicate clearly:

(a) Our decision

not to embark on secret negotiations

just to worries

was due not

about creating

uncertainty but also to a sense of obligation to

the community to give it an opportunity to express

its views on the proposals.

(b) The CPG might reasonably

have taken reassurance

from the marks

able to offer (i.e., he did not pursue

of good faith which Mr Patten was

HMG's

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