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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1012 OF 28 MAY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY: DESTRUCTION OF
SUBMISSIONS TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE
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THE DESTRUCTION OF SUBMISSIONS TOOK PLACE THIS MORNING WITNESSED
BY JUSTICE SIMON LI AND SUPERVISED BY TSAO, SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION.
2. AT 10 A.M. TODAY 44 SEALED CARTONS OF SUBMISSIONS WERE
INDIVIDUALLY SIGNED BY LI AND REMOVED FROM THE STRONG ROOM TO THE
GOVERNMENT INCINERATING PLANT AT KENNEDY TOWN.
3. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE INCINERATING PLANT, LI CHECKED HIS
SIGNATURES AND OPENED A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 14 OF THE 44 BOXES. HAVING
EXAMINED THE CONTENTS OF THESE BOXES, HE EXPRESSED HIMSELF
SATISFIED THAT THE DOCUMENTS TO BE DESTROYED WERE THE SUBMISSIONS
MADE THE THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE. THE CARTONS WERE LOADED INTO THE
INCINERATOR AT 11.30 A.M.
4. IN ADDITION TO LI AND TSAO, THE WHOLE PROCESS WAS ALSO WITNESSED
BY G.W. ROWLAND, MANAGER OF THE GOVERNMENT INCINERATING PLANT AND
20 MEMBERS OF THE PRESS.
5. THE FOLLOWING PAPERS ARE RETAINED IN THE ARCHIVIST'S OFFICE:
(A) NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS AND VIDEO AND AUDIO TAPES CONTAINING
MEDIA REPORTS ON THE ASSESSMENT OF SUBMISSIONS AND
MONITORING OF THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS SEMICOLON AND
(B) ORIGINAL SUBMISSIONS ALREADY PUBLISHED IN THE ASSESSMENT
REPORT.
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