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REGISTRY
0 5 FEB 1987
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 290
OF 291315Z JANUARY 87
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 358: ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT
1
WE AGREE WITH ALL YOUR SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS IN TUR EXCEPT
FOR THE ONE RELATING TO PARA 4 OF THE REPORT, WHERE WE THINK. IT
BETTER TO STICK TO THE FORMAL TITLE OF THE JOINT DECLARATION WITH
A CAPITAL Q FOR QUESTION.
2.
THE EARLIEST DAY ON WHICH THE REPORT COULD BE READY FOR
PUBLICATION HERE WOULD BE 20 FEBRUARY: IT COULD THEN BE LAID
BEFORE PARLIAMENT ON EITHER 19 OR 20 FEBRUARY. IT CANNOT HOWEVER
BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT MORE THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE ITS
PUBLICATION. WE WOULD THEREFORE NOT WISH YOU TO PUBLISH ON 18
FEBRUARY: YOU COULD DO SO ON 20 FEBRUARY. IF, HOWEVER, FOR
STRONG LOCAL REASONS YOU PREFER THE REPORT TO EMERGE ON A LEGCO
DAY, WE SUGGEST THAT WE BOTH PUBLISH ON 25 FEBRUARY, DESPITE ITS
BEING YOUR BUDGET DAY: WE WOULD NOT WISH TO DELAY PUBLICATION
HERE INTO MARCH
3.
WE HAVE MADE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TITLE OF THE DRAFT OF 13
JANUARY WHICH NOW READS QUOTE ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG 1985-86
UNQUOTE IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH LAST YEAR'S TITLE.
4.
AS LAST YEAR, GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD INFORM THE CHINESE
OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT A DAY OR SO BEFORE PUBLICATION
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