agreed
between Hong Kong, Home Office and FCO officals at
the end of July and put to EXCO on 7 August.
questions
that EXCO
August.
we re raised, none of them serious.
will be able to endorse the draft
Officials are now working on the
A number of
I t is hoped
Order on 27
accompanying
White Paper and it is hoped that this may be put to EXCO
The
on 3 September. The draft Order
be submitted to Ministers.
publication of the White Paper
October to allow two months
before
the
first
November/early December.
for
debate
on
and White Paper will then
timetable is still for
in late September/early
discussi on in Hong Kong
the Order
in
late
22 August 1985
L.e. Ehrman
W G Ehrman
Hong Kong Department