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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 272 OF 13 APRIL 1977.
INFO ROUTINE PEKING.
TURNER STUDY:
183
100
REOCIND IN RE: No. at
1 5 APR 1977
HACK 212/548/1
1: WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT TO HELP FINANCE THE SECOND STAGE OF THE TURNER STUDY, THIS, BY CENTRALISING ACCOUNTING IN HONG KONG, WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF ERRORS IN ACCOUNTING FOR
DISBURSEMENTS.
2. WE PROPOSE TO SEND TO HIM A LETTER IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:-
QUOTE I AM DIRECTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS TO INVITE YOU TO CARRY OUT FURTHER STUDIES OF LABOUR RELATIONS IN HONG KONG IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE WORK WHICH YOU CARRIED OUT LAST YEAR: THE RESULTS OF WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE INTERIM AND PROVISIONAL REVIEW WHICH YOU SUBMITTED ON 31 DECEMBER
1976.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE STUDY YOU SHOULD ARRANGE
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMME:-
(A) FOR YOURSELF TO VISIT HONG KONG FOR ONE WEEK IN MAY 1977 AND FOR 4 WEEKS IN AUGUST 1977.
(B) FOR TWO OTHER SUITABLY QUALIFIED ACADEMICS APPOINTED BY YOU TO VISIT HONG KONG FOR 4 WEEKS IN AUGUST 1977 TO WORK UNDER YOUR
DIRECTION: AND
(C) FOR ONE RESEARCH ASSISTANT FROM THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY TO WORK UNDER YOUR DIRECTION. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE FINAL STAGE WILL BE AS SHEWN IN ANNEX A TO THIS LETTER.
YOU WILL BE PAID AN HONORARIUM OF POUNDS STERLING 1600 FOR THIS WORK. IN ADDITION, YOU WILL BE PAID SUBSISTENCE FOR 5 WEEKS STAY IN HONG KONG AT THE CURRENT RATE APPLICABLE TO SENIOR BRITISH CIVIL SERVANTS ON SHORT STAY IN HONG KONG. THIS WOULD MOUNT TO
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