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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1328 OF 18 JULY
IN FC IMMEDIATE PERING
COMMS OFFICE REG. NO:
D.T.R. 18 JULY 1984 2315 MRS
MIPT: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: STATEMENTS TO PARLIAMENT.
HONG
FOLLOWING IS THE FINAL TEXT OF BACKGROUND DOCUMENT ON TEST OF
ACCEPTABILITY:
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TESTING THE ACCEPTABILITY IN HONG KONG OF AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE
INTRODUCTION
1. IN THE REPLY WHICH HE GAVE ON 18 JULY TO THE QUESTION TABLED BY THE HON MEMBER FOR BROMSGROVE THE FOREIGN SECRETARY OUTLINED THE ARRANGEMENTS THAT WOULD BE MADE TO TEST THE ACCEPTABILITY IN HONG KONG OF ANY AGREEMENT REACHED WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THE FUTURE OF THE TERRITORY. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THESE PROPOSED
ARRANGEMENTS IN MORE DETAIL.
OBJECT I VES
2. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROCESS OF CONSULTATION WILL BE:
(A) TO PUT A DRAFT AGREEMENT TO THE HONG KONG PEOPLE WITH A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF ITS IMPLICATIONS AND TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT
IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THEM:
(B) TO PROVIDE HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT WITH AN
ACCURATE ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF OPINION IN HONG KONG ON THE AGREEMENT, AND ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WHICH IT WILL SET OUT, BEFORE THE DECISION IS TAKEN TO SIGN THE DRAFT AGREEMENT.
PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS
3 IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE DRAFT AGREEMENT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS PART OF A WHITE PAPER IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT HAS BEEN INITIALLED. THIS WHITE PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN HONG KONG IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE AND WILL ALSO
INCLUDE:
(A) AN ACCOUNT OF THE
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