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FM HONG KONG 310515Z JAV 80
TO IMMEDIATE F C S
TELEOPAN NUMBER 252 OF 31 JANUARY
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17 SEP 1985
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YOUR TELIO 127 : HONG KONG AGREEMENT
PARLIAMENT
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• ANNUAL REPORT
1. THERE WOULD BE TWO POSSIBLE WAYS OF PRODUCING AN ANNUAL REDOCT FOR PAPLIAHCUT ON HONG KONG, DRAWING ON EXISTING PROCEDURES. ONE WOULD DE TO BASE THE REPORT ON THE BOOK (E.G. HONG KONG 1984) WHICH IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY AS A PROMOTIONAL EXERCISE, THIS IS
DESCRIPTIVE BOTH OF DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE YEAR AND HOW HONG KONG WORKS. THE DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENTS INCORPORATED IN THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS COULD BE EXTRACTED AND PUBLISHED AS A SEPARATE SUMMARY.
2. THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO DAGE THE EXERCISE ON THE ANNUAL
ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHICH I SIVE IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
EACH YEAR. THIS SUMMARISES DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE YEAR QUITE
BRIEFLY AND SETS OUT THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR.
DURING ITS PREPARATION DEPARTMENTS PREPARE SUMMARIES OF SIGNIFICANT
DEVELOPMENTS AS A BASE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE ADDRESS. THIS
COULD BE WORKED UP INTO AN ANNEX, IT WOULD THEN BE POSSIBLE TO
INCORPORATE MY ADDRESS, THE ANNEX, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S BUDGET OPEECHES, BROUGHT UP TO DATE BY THE AUTUMN SEMI-ANNUAL
REVIEW OF THE ECONOMY, INTO ONE DOCUMENT: PREFACE THIS WITH A SHORT INTRODUCTION, AND PUBLISH THAT AS THE ANIIUAL REPORT TO
PARLIAMENT.
3. I THINK THE SECOND COURSE WOULD PRODUCE THE MORE AUTHORATITIVE
DOCUMENT BUT WE NEED NOT COME TO A CONCULSION ON THAT UNTIL VI HAVE
CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN GREATER DETAIL.
4. EITHER WAY THERE WOULD BE NO OBJECTION FROM HERE TO MINISTERS
REFERRING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A REPORT IN THE DEBATE NEXT
WEEK AS YOU PROPOSE.
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