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COVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG,
TUE 09 NOU 93 09:10
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(b)
We
the
have
dedicating oath-taker
"bringing
not
included
a
to reference
to himself
about
a smooth transition
and
because
we
a smooth transfer of power", assume that the oath will be taken on 1 July 1997 and the transition/transfer of power (smooth or otherwise) will have occurred by then.
(c)
We
have not
Deng's words
Hong
Kong".
at
this
: "love the
The two
included
stage country and love EXCO members are
particularly worried that such a vague form of words could be interpreted (no doubt at the behest of the CPG) to mean more or less
they like.
In this context, anything
Edwards also David
pointed
that
Article
empowers
out
Law 79(7) of the Basic the SAR legislature to deprive a Legco member of his seat on grounds of "breach of oath",
and that.
thx
to
hich
include too many vague expre would allow the SAR Legco to expel some of its members in dubious circumstances. In addition, there is also the difficulty
a form of inclusion of such that would pose for the 20% of who might be non-Chinese nationals.
Legco
words members
In addition, it was felt that we should leave ours-l-reg
some the
negotiating
fat
and
not put e'
Chinese might want us to include in
we put to them.
3.
Subject
(16 November),
to your,
in
and Peking's comments,
at
cext
we would
like to show an agreed draft to ExCo at its next meeting time for deployment at the next round of talks on 19 November. Grateful for early comments, deskby 120100Z if possible.
4.
Grateful
if you
could
also show
the draft to
the Governor's Party, visiting.
Yome Mobile
فشان ها
(Peter Lai)
Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
c.c. Mr. Nigel Cox,
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British Embassy, ) (By classified Fax Peking
Immediate)
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