CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 3245
OF 11141OZ DECEMBER 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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045624 MDHOAN 4813
YOUR TELNO 4669 AND 4670: ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG
WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS IN PARA 1 OF FIRST TUR
AND THE REVISED DRAFT IN SECOND TUR.
1.
2.
PARA 2 OF FIRST TUR. THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE WHEN THE
DEBATE ON HONG KONG COULD TAKE PLACE WOULD BE THE WEEK
BEGINNING 18 JANUARY. WITH THIS IN MIND, WE AIM TO PUBLISH THE ANNUAL REPORT TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK BEGINNING 11 JANUARY, (WHICH WOULD MEAN SENDING IT TO THE PRINTERS HERE BY CLOSE OF
PLAY ON 4 JANUARY). GRATEFUL TO KNOW OF ANY DATES IN THAT WEEK
WHEN YOU WOULD PREFER PUBLICATION. WE CAN THEN URGENTLY FINALISE
A DATE CONVENIENT TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AFTER CONSULTATION
WITH OTHER FCO DEPARTMENTS.
3.
WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PARA 60 OF THE REPORT (DAYA BAY). WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE IN FACT (UNDERLINE NEXT
WORD) TWO REACTORS AT THE POWER STATION. WE SUGGEST THAT THE FOURTH SENTENCE SHOULD THEREFORE REFER TO QUOTE WORK ON THE
FOUNDATION OF THE FIRST REACTOR UNIT UNQUOTE.
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MRS M FEWSTER NTD
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