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PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH AUDITORS-GENERAL 1993
1.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE HONG KONG AUDITOR-GENERAL, WHO IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING A CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH AUDITORS GENERAL IN LONDON (15-19 OCTOBER), HAS SUGGESTED HONG KONG AS THE VENUE FOR THE NEXT AUDITORS GENERAL CONFERENCE IN 1993 AND HAS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY. THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE HAVE ASKED WHETHER WE SEE ANY OBJECTION.
2. IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR RESERVATIONS ABOUT HOSTING NEXT YEAR'S COMMONWEALTH FINANCE MINISTER'S CONFERENCE, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THE AUDITOR-GENERAL'S PROPOSAL. THE CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH AUDITORS-GENERAL IS OF COURSE A MUCH LOWER KEY AFFAIR THAN THE COMMONWEALTH FINANCE MINISTERS CONFERENCE AND MIGHT THEREFORE BE LESS SENSITIVE AS FAR AS THE CHINESE ARE CONCERNED. BUT WE UNDERSTOOD FROM PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 2393 THAT YOU WERE ALREADY THINKING OF BEGINNING TO WITHDRAW GRADUALLY FROM ORGANISATIONS AND MEETINGS RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THE COMMONWEALTH.
3.
THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE WOULD LIKE OUR REACTION TOMORROW MORNING AT THE LATEST SO THAT THE CONFERENCE CAN DECIDE ON THE VENUE FOR ITS NEXT MEETING. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD THEREFORE LET US HAVE YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 190900Z.
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