TNAG-0606-FCO40-754-Monitoring-progress-made-on-planning-papers-on-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 183

CONFIDENTI AL

Piates 34)

Mr Murray

Mr Cortazzi

tazzy Ac

HONG KONG:

1.

ylii

STANDING COMMITTEE TO MONITOR THE PLANNING PAPER

In my minute of 27 January I wrote that I had added one item, "The Relationship between the Hong Kong Government and the Banks" to the provisional agenda set out in my minute of 24 January. The final version of the provisional agenda therefore now reads:

(a) Matters arising from the first meeting of the Standing Committee on 21 October and from

Lord Goronwy-Roberts' meeting with the Governor

of Hong Kong on 9 December (except for those which are the subject of separate items below).

(b) Hong Kong Budget for 1977/78

(c)

Professor Turner's Study of Labour Relations In Hong Kong.

(a) Proposal to second a DS Grade 4 officer to Hong Kong.

(e) Progress Reports by Hong Kong

(f) Relationship between the Hong Kong Government and the Banks

(g) Any Other Business

I will be reporting

2. I attach the department's comments in regard to agenda item (e) "Progress Reports by Hong Kong". orally on the other items in the agenda.

Sleeul

fee.ß. Ent

JA B Stewart

Hong Kong Department

4 February 1977

Cc:

Mr Hurst, OLA

Mr Smith, Economists Dept

Mr Maud, FRD

Mr Orr, FED Mr Lipsey

CONFIDENTIAL