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FM FCO 202142Z SEP 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1898 OF 20 SEPTEMBER

YOUR TELNO 2894: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: ADMINISTRATION:

ACCEPTABILITY

1.

TEST OF

SIR PATRICK NAIRNE HAS THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE TEXT OF

THE ADVERTISEMENT CONTAINED IN TUR.

2. PARA 4 LINE 2 OF THE TEXT: SIR PATRICK THINKS IT WOULD BE

BETTER TO ADHERE TO THE WORDING USED IN THE TERMS OF REFERENCE

FOR THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE AND SUGGESTS THAT THE OFFICE IS

INDEPENDENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT' SHOULD BE REPLACED BY 'THE

OFFICE IS SEPARATE FROM THE ORDINARY MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT'.

3. PARA 4 LINE 6 OF THE TEXT: SIR PATRICK AGAIN THINKS IT WOULD

BE BEST TO FOLLOW THE LANGUAGE IN THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND

PROPOSES THAT 'WE WILL ALSO TAKE NOTE OF VIEWS IN THE EDIA'

SHOULD BE AMENDED TO 'WE WILL ALSO TAKE NOTE OF VIEWS EXPRESSED

THROUGH THE MEDIA'

4. SIR PATRICK HAS SUGGESTED THAT WHEN THE FINAL TEXT IS

PUBLISHED IT SHOULD CONTAIN A DEADLINE BY WHICH ALL VIEWS SHOULD

ASSESSMENT OFFICE. HE BELIEVES THAT IF A DEADLINE IS NOT

SPECIFIED PEOPLE MAY SUBMIT THEIR VIEWS TOO LATE TO BE TAKEN INT

ACCOUNT. WE REALISE THAT THIS IS DEPENDENT ON A DECISION ON

TIMING, ON WHICH WE HOPE TO TELEGRAPH TOMORROW.

5. WE OURSELVES THINK THAT THE ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD NOT SIMPLY

CALL FOR PEOPLE TO 'EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE CONTENTS OF THE

WHITE PAPER', BUT SHOULD PUT THE QUESTION IN THE FORM IN WHICH IT

IS PUT IN THE WHITE PAPER. WE SUGGEST THAT PARA 3 SHOULD READ

IS ENCOURAGING YOU TO COMMENT ON THE OVERALL ACCEPTABILITY

OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE BACKGROUND SET OUT IN

THE WHITE PAPER'.

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