TNAG-0279-FCO40-315-Visit-of-Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Aff-1970 — Page 49

CONFIDENTIAL

A draft paper

40 The Governor would like to see some agreed ground

rules laid down to cover all these matters.

setting out general guide lines for use in Hong Kong and

by departments here emerged from discussions with the

Governor at the end of last year. In its latest form

it is now being considered with the Board of Trade and

Ministry of Technology and we should be in a position

soon to send the Governor a final draft for his consider-

ation. Unofficials may not know of this exercise and

reference to it should therefore be confined to discussions

with officials,

Hong Kong Department April, 1370

CONFIDENTIAL