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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG KONG 161135Z NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3505 OF 16 NOVEMBER
FOR HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY FROM NAIRNE.
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: MONITORING TEAM.
(65,
HICK 040/25.
RECEIVED
REGISTRY
19 NOV 1984
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
320/11
1. MY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TELEGRAM CONTAINS TEXT OF LETTER DATED 16 NOVEMBER FROM SIR S.Y. CHUNG INVITING MONITORING TEAM TO AUDIT SURVEY PROCEDURES EMPLOYED BY SURVEY RESEARCH HONGKONG LIMITED (SRH), A SURVEY ON THE DRAFT AGREEMENT OF WHICH UMELCO ARE CO-SPONSORS.
2. MR. JUSTICE LI AND I APPRECIATE IMPORTANCE WHICH UMELCO AND SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER ATTACH TO WHAT WE UNDERSTAND TO BE A PROFESSIONALLY AND WELL-CONDUCTED STUDY: BUT WE HAVE CONSIDERABLE RESERVATIONS ABOUT ACCEPTING INVITATION. IT WOULD BE OUTSIDE OUR TERMS OF REFERENCE TO UNDERTAKE SUCH A TASK. TO DO SO WOULD GIVE THE RESULTS OF SRH SURVEY A SPECIAL STATUS WHICH WOULD BE LIKELY TO CREATE DIFFICULTY IN RELATION TO ASSESSMENT OFFICE REPORT WHEN BOTH ARE PUBLISHED. SRH'S REPORT IS DUE TO BE PUBLISHED ON 24 NOVEMBER, AND THE COMPANY HAVE ALREADY PASSED COMPUTER TABULATIONS TO ASSESSMENT OFFICE. COMMISSIONER INTENDS TO TAKE WHAT ACCOUNT HE CAN OF DATA AVAILABLE IN HIS REPORT, AND OUR MONITORING ROLE WILL COVER THAT AS IT WILL THE RESULTS OF OTHER SURVEYS ALREADY PUBLISHED.
3. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEW, PROPOSE THEREFORE TO EXPLAIN TO S.Y. CHUNG THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT INVITATION.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
64
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
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
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