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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1984

(A) RECEIVE ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE DRAFT

AGREEMENT IN WRITING DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE, OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH WELL ESTABLISHED AND FAMILIAR CONSULTATIVE CHANNELS IN HONG KONG AND THE MEDIA;

(B) COLLATE, SUMMARISE, ANALYSE AND ASSESS ALL

SUCH VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE DRAFT AGREEMENT;

(C) SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR A REPORT WHICH WILL INCLUDE FACTUAL SUMMARIES OF ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED AND AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE EXTENT OF ACCEPTANCE BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ;

(D) CARRY OUT SUCH DIRECTIONS AS THE GOVERNOR

MAY FROM TIME TO TIME GIVE TO EFFECT THESE PURPOSES.

THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE SHALL ALLOW ACCESS TO EVERY ASPECT OF ITS WORK BY THE MONITORING TEAM APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STAT FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS.

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE MONITORING TEAM

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THE INDEPENDENT MONITORING TEAM HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS. ITS ROLE IS TO MONITOR THE WORK OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG TO ASSESS AND REPORT ON THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON THE DRAFT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE CF HONG KONG

THE TASKS OF THE MONITORING TEAM ARE:

(A) TO OBSERVE THE WORK OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE IN ALL

ITS ASPECTS

(B) TO SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE A REPORT INDEPENDENTLY

OF THE REPORT OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE, STATING WHETHER IT IS SATISFIED THAT THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE HAS PROPERLY, ACCURATELY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGED ITS DUTIES AND FAITHFULLY FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES PRESENTED IN ITS TERRI OF REFERENCE.

THE MONITORING TEAM WILL NOT ITSELF RECEIVE EXPRESSIONS OF PUBLIC VIEWS OR SEEK IN ITS REPORT TO ASSESS PUBLIC OPINION.

TO ENABLE IT TO CARRY OUT ITS TASK THE MONITORING TEA MILL AT ALL TIMES:

(A) HAVE ACCESS TO ALL MATERIAL USED IN THE ASSESSMENT

(B)

BE FREE TO WITNESS SUCH ASPECTS OF THE EXERCISE F CONSULTATION AND OF THE WORK OF THE ASSESSMENT CFF ICE AS IT MAY WISH.

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