PS/Mr Renton
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FROM: D H Gillmore W37 270 2156
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20 January 1987 Mr Hum, HKD
[HONG KONG: ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT]
1.
This is an excellent report. It is longer than last year's but I see no harm in this; there is a good story to tell, not only on progress towards 1997 but also on the vitality and resilience of the Hong Kong economy and the Government's prudent and effective management.
2. I have only one minor quibble. A layman might find the reference to the various Councils in paras 21-24 a little confusing. I suggest therefore that paragraph 23 should start as follows: "The Municipal Councils, comprising the Urban and Regional Councils, are financially autonomous
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Much of the paper, as Mr Hum points out, was drafted in Hong Kong and has been extensively reviewed by all parties concerned, including Exco. I therefore agree with Mr Hum's recommendation that Ministers should approve its publication.
concerned, including Exco.
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D H Gillmore
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