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if Lu Ping raises the subject of British policy on direct elections in 1995, you should speak as proposed in your para 3. We are faxing to you the line which Mr Goodlad used in all his discussions with the media and political parties on this subject. You can quote freely from this with Lu Ping: as you will see, the Minister stressed that we will be discussing with the Chinese side many issues connected to the 1995 elections, and that we will do so reasonably soon. We agree with the

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on the question of whether the Basic Law can be amended, you should take the line set out in your para 4. We are not aware

You could that Ministers have been asked this question before. add that Mr Goodlad made the comment in response to a direct question from a member of a Hong Kong political party, who subsequently spoke to the press. The Minister was making a

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