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CONFIDENTIAL

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Mr Hurst, OLA

Mr Smith, Economists Dept

Mr Maud, FRD

Mr Orr, FED

Mr Lipsey

separate copies

HONG KONG: STANDING COMMITTEE TO MONITOR THE PLANNING PAPER

1.

Further to Mr Milton's minute of 5 January, Mr Cortazzi has now decided that the next meeting of the Standing Committee should be held at 3.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 8 February.

2.

I suggest the following provisional agenda for the meeting:

1. 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).

2.

Hong Kong budget for 1977/78. (Due to be announced on 2 March: the Governor has given Lord Goronwy-Roberts an outline of the form that the budget will take. A further meeting will take place in May to consider the final version of the budget.

3. Professor Turner's Study of Labour Relations in Hong Kong.

4.

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

5. Progress Reports by Hong Kong.

6.

Any other business.

I should be grateful if the recipients of this minute would let me know whether they have any comments on this provisional agenda.

24 January 1977

cc for information:

PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts

Mr Cortazzi

Mr Murray

Mr Hall (CGD)

Er Rushford (Legal Advisers)

BC:

Mr Milton

Mr Duffy Mr David

JAB Stewart

Hong Kong Department