TNAG-1330-FCO40-1757-Future-of-Hong-Kong-test-of-the-acceptability-of-the-Joint-D-1984 — Page 166

PS/Mr

Luce Malw

CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:

A C Galsworthy

DATE:

12 October 1984

12/10/7

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никаю 146

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REGISTRY

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Action Taken

DESK OFFICER

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CC:

Private Secretary

Sir P Cradock o/r

Dr Wilson o/r

FUTURE OF HONG KONG : TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY :

THE FORMAT OF THE

REPORT ON THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT TO THE

PEOPLE OF HONG KONG

PROBLEM

A 1. The Governor has asked whether the format of the attached report

about the public response to the Green Paper on representative government is suitable for the report assessing the acceptability of the agreement in Hong Kong.

RECOMMENDATION

2.

I recommend that, subject to Mr Luce's views, I reply to the

Governor along the lines of the attached draft letter.

BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT

3. In order to test procedures in the Assessment Office, the

Commissioner of the Office arranged a practice run based on the

public response to the Green Paper. The staff of the Assessment

Office used copies of all the material received by the various

branches of the government. In all, they processed some nine

hundred items and produced the attached report. Mr Justice Li

participated in the exercise which took place in mid-September.

CONFIDENTIAL