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Mr Murray

Mr Cortazzi.

HONG KONG: STANDING COMMITTEE TO MONITOR THE PLANNING PAPER

1. We have agreed 3.00 p.m. on Thursday, 19 May, for the third meeting of the Standing Committee to monitor the Planning Paper.

2. I suggest the following provisional agenda:

I

II

III

IV

V

Financial Matters:

а

The 1977/78 Budget

The report of the Third Inland Revenue Review Committee

Labour Matters:

(a) The Turner Study (the outcome of the OLCC

Meeting on 29 April and any later developments) (b) Child Labour (Lord Goronwy-Roberts' letter of

7 April)

(c)

ILO Conventions (Lord Goronwy-Roberts' letter of 7 April)

Matters arising from the last meeting of the Standing Committee not otherwise covered above:

(a) New appointments to LegCo (Lord Goronwy-Roberts'

letter of 28 April)

(b) Hong Kong Government's programme for 1977/78

Points arising from the most recent batch of quarterly progress reports from Hong Kong:

Any other business.

Hong Heppel review,

redistribulimo

Income

3. I have not included staffing matters on the provisional agenda in deference to the views expressed to me in Hong Kong about the undesirability of the Standing Committee discussing such matters. I think that these matters are better discussed ad hoc, if necessary, by only those directly concerned, who would include the Staffing Section of HKGD and the relevant departmental Legal Adviser.

4. I should be grateful for any comments on the provisional agenda that recipients of this minute may have. I shall report orally to the Committee, under the relevant items of the agenda, on my discussions in Hong Kong in late March.

3 May 1977

CC:

Mr Hurst

for info:

Mr Smith (SEA) Mr Hall (FRD)

no commenta

JA B Stewart

Hong Kong & General Dept.

Mr Orr (FED) Mr Macoun (OPA) Mr J Hall (HKGD)