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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNOS 1169 AND 1171: ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG 1990
THE PUBLICATION ARRANGEMENTS YOU DESCRIBE IN YOUR TELNO 1171 SEEM FINE TO US. WE ARE STILL AIMING FOR PUBLICATION ON
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26 APRIL, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THE DATE MIGHT SLIP TO 29 APRIL. AS YOU SAY, IN VIEW OF THE TIME DIFFERENCE, SIMULTANEOUS PUBLICATION IS IMPRACTICABLE.
2. WE CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE TAKEN OUT THE LAST EIGHT WORDS OF THE REPORT'S FIRST PARAGRAPH.
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THERE ARE NO PLANS, AS YET, TO HOLD A PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON THE REPORT. HOWEVER IT IS VERY PROBABLE THAT OPPOSITION MPS WILL CALL FOR ONE, NOT TO ARGUE OVER THE REPORT AS SUCH, BUT AS A MEANS OF DEBATING IMPORTANT HONG KONG ISSUES LIKE THE AIRPORT PROJECT AND THE FOREIGN SECRETARY'S RECENT VISIT TO CHINA. WE WILL, OF COURSE, LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
IF SUCH A DEBATE LOOKS LIKELY. BUT, GIVEN THE WAY PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS IS ARRANGED, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY ON THE REPORT'S PUBLICATION. WE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE TO FOUR DAYS WARNING.
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