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DD HONG KONG 210100Z
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DESKBY 21010OZ
FM FCO 202142Z SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1898 OF 20 SEPTEMBER
YOUR TELNO 2894: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: ADMINISTRATION:
ACCEPTABILITY
1.
TEST OF
SIR PATRICK NAIRNE HAS THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE TEXT OF
THE ADVERTISEMENT CONTAINED IN TUR.
2. PARA 4 LINE 2 OF THE TEXT: SIR PATRICK THINKS IT WOULD BE
BETTER TO ADHERE TO THE WORDING USED IN THE TERMS OF REFERENCE
FOR THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE AND SUGGESTS THAT THE OFFICE IS
INDEPENDENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT' SHOULD BE REPLACED BY 'THE
OFFICE IS SEPARATE FROM THE ORDINARY MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT'.
3. PARA 4 LINE 6 OF THE TEXT: SIR PATRICK AGAIN THINKS IT WOULD
BE BEST TO FOLLOW THE LANGUAGE IN THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND
PROPOSES THAT 'WE WILL ALSO TAKE NOTE OF VIEWS IN THE EDIA'
SHOULD BE AMENDED TO 'WE WILL ALSO TAKE NOTE OF VIEWS EXPRESSED
THROUGH THE MEDIA'
4. SIR PATRICK HAS SUGGESTED THAT WHEN THE FINAL TEXT IS
PUBLISHED IT SHOULD CONTAIN A DEADLINE BY WHICH ALL VIEWS SHOULD
ASSESSMENT OFFICE. HE BELIEVES THAT IF A DEADLINE IS NOT
SPECIFIED PEOPLE MAY SUBMIT THEIR VIEWS TOO LATE TO BE TAKEN INT
ACCOUNT. WE REALISE THAT THIS IS DEPENDENT ON A DECISION ON
TIMING, ON WHICH WE HOPE TO TELEGRAPH TOMORROW.
5. WE OURSELVES THINK THAT THE ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD NOT SIMPLY
CALL FOR PEOPLE TO 'EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE CONTENTS OF THE
WHITE PAPER', BUT SHOULD PUT THE QUESTION IN THE FORM IN WHICH IT
IS PUT IN THE WHITE PAPER. WE SUGGEST THAT PARA 3 SHOULD READ
IS ENCOURAGING YOU TO COMMENT ON THE OVERALL ACCEPTABILITY
OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE BACKGROUND SET OUT IN
THE WHITE PAPER'.
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