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CONFIDENTIAL

Mr J A B Stewart (HKD)

HONG KONG STANDING COMMITTEE

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May I refer to your minute to Mr Murray of 5 April 1977.

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2. From my standpoint, I see the Standing Committee as monitoring Hong Kong's progress in the application of the economic, financial and social principles and policies agreed in the Planning Paper. On these aspects I would not have thought that we have strayed beyond our terms of reference. On a few occasions we may naturally have discussed details of their economic policies, but I do not think we can be accused of straying into irrelevances. We have, of course, still to discuss their Budget, whether inside or outside the Standing Committee.

18 April 1977

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Adrian Smith

Senior Economic Adviser

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