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Dear Peter,

03 MAR 1584

REGISTRY

CONFIDENTIAL

17 December 1993

White Paper : Key Points

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Many thanks for your letter of 15 December. how we will

To show our sincerity, we are ready to make tremendous efforts on this one. We would be content with a formula on the following lines: "In addition, the Chinese side's reassertion, in the context of the discussion of a first-stage agreement, that we should not legislate unilaterally on any matter not agreed with the Chinese side, remained an obstacle."

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the white Paper - you have 'X',

If you agree, this would replace the entire final tiret on page two of the Key Points fact sheet. x

I know you have been in parallel correspondence with Peter Lai on possible revisions to the White Paper draft itself (resting with Peter's letter to you of 15 December). If you are happy with the general formula above on the "no unilateral legislation" point, it would be very helpful if you could reflect this in any changes you wish to make to the revisions proposed in Peter's letter.

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Matin

(M.J. Dinham)

Personal Adviser to the Governor

Peter Ricketts Esq

Hong Kong Department

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

London

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Nigel Cox Esq, Peking

We have just heard that the Bills Committee for the first-stage Bill has been set up by the LegCo House Committee. It will meet first on 23 December and then again immediately after Christmas. are cracking on.

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