CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 4669
OF 10090OZ DECEMBER 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
11/4
HKB 011 4
15 DEC 1987
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040712
MDHIAN 9828
TOP C
YOUR TELNOS 3205 AND 3206
ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG
APART FROM THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS, WE AGREE WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS:
YOUR ACIV) : WE SUGGEST 'DEVELPMENTS IN'' INSTEAD OF DEVELOPMENTS
ON''
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YOUR B(IV) : WE THINK THE INSERTED WORDS SHOULD BE REPOSITIONED TO
AVOID AMBIGUITY. THE SENTENCE SHOULD READ
INCLUDED THE
REPLACEMENT BY LOCAL HONG KONG LEGISLATION OF UK STATUTES APPLYING
TO HONG KONG AND.
AS THE SENTENCE IS BECOMING TOO LONG WE
SUGGEST IT SHOULD STOP AT
IN THE TERRITORY''. THE NEXT
SENTENCE SHOULD THEN START: ''THE TWO SIDES ALSO EXCHANGED VIEWS
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YOUR C(XII) INCIDENTALLY, WE WISH TO UPDATE THE FIGURES IN THAT AND C(XIII) PARAGRAPH FROM 1,787 TO 1,818 AND FROM 1,002, TO 1,019. THE PERCINTAGES REMAIN UNCHANGED.
YOUR CCXIV): YOUR SUGGESTION IS CORRECT.
YOUR CXXVI) : WE SUGGEST THE LAST 3 SENTENCES OF PARA 26 SHOULD BE
REDRAFTED TO READ : ''DETAILED PROPOSALS HAVE NOW BEEN DRAWN UP TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS, WHOSE FUNCTION WOULD BE TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE
DECISIONS REACHED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THESE PROPOSALS
WERE PUBLISHED AS A DRAFT BILL.
YOUR DCI)
AND DCII)
YOUR E(III)
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WE TAKE YOUR POINT, AND HAVE REDRAFTED PARAGRAPHS
27 TO 30. THE REVISED DRAFT IS IN MIFT.
WE SEE NO OBJECTION TO STARTING THE SENTENCE WITH :
'ALTHOUGH HONG KONG DOES NOT HAVE A FULLY FLEDGED PUBLIC WELFARE
SYSTEM.