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DEPARTMENT
Hong Kong
PRIORITY MARKINGS
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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Your Saving Despatch No. 917.
Reorganisation of Hong Kong Government Agencies
in London.
(see m.i. f.t.)
We agree that Press release should issue on
20 August as proposed. So far as release here is
concerned we have agreed with Sedgwick a shortened
version of your text (which appeare designed more for
local consumption in Hong Kong) which does not differ
in substance from latter, but which is more appropriate
to circumstances here.
2. As regards release for issue in Hong Kong, provided
you see no objection we suggest following amendments to
your text:-
(a) Paragraph 3
Add "after consultation with Foreign and
Commonwealth Office".
IAD (MRPSEDGWICK (0) Paragraph 4 (ii): 12552 HK Govt. office
19/8.69 M° Goddew.
Amend to read "to continue and extend the existing
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