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RESTRICTED

UTURE OF HONG KONG:

APPOINTMENT OF MONITORS

PROPOSED STATEMENT BY SIR P NAIRNE:

I

am extremely honoured to have been appointed by the Foreign and

a member of the monitoring team Commonwealth Secretary as established in connection with the test of acceptability in Hong

am very conscious of the importance and the historical significance of the task that the team has been asked to discharge. I visited Hong Kong on several occasions during my civil service

Kong.

career.

I

I look forward to returning there and to meeting my distinguished Hong Kong colleague on the team.

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