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33. ON LOGISTICS AND TIMING, WE ASSUME THAT AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS INDEPENDENT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE IN THE UK AND HONG KONG THE PRINTING AND PUBLICATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT. WE PREFER THAT THE PUBLICATION DATE SHOULD BE AFTER 4 MARCH BECAUSE AS NOTED IN PARA 8 ABOVE, THE GPD FIGURES SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE THE BUDGET SPEECH. WHETHER WE ON OUR SIDE WILL BE ABLE TO MEET THE TARGET DATE OF PUBLICATION LATER IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH WILL DEPEND ON HOW SOON THE FOREWORD AND THE REPORT CAN BE FINALISED. WE WILL NEED ABOUT 7 WORKING DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE FINAL TEXT TO REVISE THE CHINESE TRANSLATION AND TO PRINT THE REPORT AND HAVE IT READY FOR PUBLICATION.
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