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GRS 250

CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Burton Mr. Hoare

02.07/10

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I spoke to hu. Wilson of NTD. He said

The problem was that the instructions were

HK

intended for all DT: not just HR to thin по Mo.. wanted to quote examples. I said that if the examples were likely to give rise to problems & queries in HK by for the most populous, talso in prevent cives. of future,

most sensitive) then it

the

FM HONG KONG 190153Z NOVEMBER 02 TO PRIORITY F C O

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seemed Wome HK Lee.

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1294 OF 13 NOVENSCR

FOR DONALD

FROM GOVERNOR

dany

2. of Security fewvour in

of

recommending deletion

examples.

toconsult us

m: wilson promiser

before any

reply

final decision or

WILSON'S TELELETTER TO JEAFFRESON

3 NA 1981

Attached to 18:

Sent is HK. Pse Roop

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CHN 343/1 (48). in touch withi NTD & Monitor.

1 SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD LOOK AGAIN AT THE PUINT WHICH DAVIES MADE IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF HIS TELELETTER OF THE GTH SEPTEMBER TO CLIFT. IT IS OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE TO US THAT IN ISSUING ANY GUIDANCE ABOUT DISCRETIONARY REGISTRATIOS OF UNOFFICIALS WE SHOULD NOT START HARES OR

GIVE SEKTOR UNOFFICIALS CAUSE FOR CONCERN OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE QUERIES. FOR THIS REASON I URGE VERY STRONGLY THAT WE AVOID THE USE OF ALL PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES SUCH AS

**E.G** AND ETC*' WHICH RAISE AS MANY QUESTIONS AS THEY ANSWER.

2. IN THE CASE OF HONG KONG WE CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO IMPLY THAT UNOFFICIALS ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MAY BE EXCLUDED. TO REFER TO UNOFFICIALS ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL RISKS

DUING THIS. MOREOVER WE HAVE A LARGE RANGE OF ADVISORY

BOARDS AND TO SINGLE OUT EDUCATION AND TRADE ADVISORY BOARDS

EVEN BY EXAMPLE WOULD BE TO INVITE QUERIES AND COMMENTS ON

WHY OTHER BODIES ARE NOT INCLUDED.

3. 1 TRUST THEREFORE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT

THE REFERENCE TO EXAMPLES IN THE LAST PART OF PARAGRAPH 5 (B)

(11) OF THE ENCLOSURE TO ROONEY'S LETTER GMM 340/1 (45)

OF 12TH AUGUST IS ORITTED.

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see 214 238 (244)

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Noted Af: 18/n Ingent appB

18/11

HAK 340 ||

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