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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 161115Z NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3506 OF 16 NOVEMBER
FOR HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY FROM NAIRME.
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: MONITORING TEAM.
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MY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TELEGRAM REFERS.
THE TEXT OF SIR S.Y. CHUNG'S LETTER DATED 16.11.94 READS AS FOLLOWS:-
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HKK 040/25.
RECEIVED
IND
REGISTRY
19 NOV 1984
FICER
257
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''SUBJECT: THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG
AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS ARE CO-SPONSORS OF A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY ON THE DRAFT SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT FIRM KNOWN AS SURVEY RESEARCH HONGKONG LIMITED (SRH).
SRH IS PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY GROUP AND HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO PRESENT THE VIEWS OF A TERRITORY-WIDE SAMPLE OF 6,000 ADULT RESIDENTS ON THE 1997 DRAFT AGREEMENT. THE FINDINGS OF THE SRH STUDY INCLUDING SOME 3,000 VOLUNTARY STATEMENTS TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF THE SURVEY HAVE BEEN PASSED TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE.
UMELCO ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THIS STUDY AND I AM WRITING TO INVITE YOU TO AUDIT THE SURVEY PROCEDURES EMPLOYED BY SURVEY RESEARCH HONGKONG LIMITED. TO THIS END SRH IS PREPARED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY YOU CONSIDER APPROPRIATE. THEY WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY CARE TO ASK AND WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU ALL THE DATA THEY HAVE COLLECTED.
IT IS FELT YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE SRH SURVEY PROCEDURES WOULD BE OF CONSIDERABLE VALUE AND IT IS HOPED YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THIS TASK. I AM EXTENDING THE SAME INVITATION TO YOUR COLLEAGUE MR. JUSTICE SIMON LI."
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
CONFIDENTIAL
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195