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TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE MONITORING TEAM

Its role

1. The independent Monitoring Team has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Foreign

for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

is to monitor the work of the Assessment Office appointed by the Governor of Hong Kong to asses S and report on the views expressed by

the people of Hong Kong on the draft Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and Her Majesty's

arrangements for the future of Hong Kong.

Government

2.

the on

The tasks of the Monitoring Team are:

(a) to observe the work of the Assessment Office in all its

aspects;

(b) to submit to the Secretary of State a report independently of the report of the Assessment Office, stating whether it is satisfied that the Assessment Office has properly, accurately and impartially discharged its duties and faithfully followed the procedures

presented in its terms of reference.

The Monitoring Team will not itself receive expressions of public views Or seek in its report to assess public opinion.

To enable it to carry out its task the Monitoring Team will at

all times:

3.

(a) have access to all material used in the assessment;

and

(b)

be free to witness such aspects of the exercise of consultation and of the work of the Assessment Office as it may wish.