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SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH SIR PATRICK NAIRNE : 6 SEPTEMBER,
12.15pm
FUTURE OF HONG KONG : TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY : ROLE OF THE MONITORS
POINTS TO MAKE
1.
Appreciate
Very pleased that you have agreed to be a Monitor.
that accepting this appointment has caused you some inconvenience.
Very grateful to you for doing this Hope the arrangements that
have made for you and the terms of the offer are satisfactory.
•
we
to the assessment exercise.
that the views of that the views of the people of
2. HMG attaches great importance
Parliament will wish to be assured
Hong Kong were accurately reported.
crucial to credibility of assessment.
attention by Parliament.
Monitors' report will be
Expect it to be given close
3. Understand that you have seen an outline of the proceedure for
the Assessment Office. Hope you agree that assessment being
approached in realistic and sensible way.
well
4. I know of your feeling that Monitors might need to include in
their report something about consultation process in general as
as work of Assessment Office. Agree that Parliament will want to
know that Hong Kong Government took sufficient steps to publicise
and explain White Paper. Would be perfectly natural if you included
some observations on these aspects, perhaps in introduction to
report. Naturally hope you will be in a position to comment
positively. Your terms of reference state that Monitors shall be
free to witness such aspects of the exercise of consultation
may wish.
as you
5.
about 25 September. But still
Hope to initial agreement
much work ahead before we reach conclusion of negotiations. White
Paper containing agreement and annexes will be published here and in
Hong Kong as soon as possible after initially.
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