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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 17164OZ SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2894 OF 17 SEPTEMBER
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1 8 SEP 1984
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG : ADMINISTRATION : TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY.
EGISTRY Action Taken
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1. PLEASE PASS TO SIR PATRICK NAIRNE THE FOLLOWING TEXT OF A
PAID FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT WHICH WE ARE PROPOSING TO PLACE IN
ALL THE MAJOR ENGLISH AND CHINESE NEWSPAPERS ON THE DAY AFTER
THE DRAFT AGREEMENT IS TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WE HAVE
CLEARED THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS WITH MR. JUSTICE SIMON LI
WHOSE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED:-
TEXT OF ADVERTISEMENT
A DRAFT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
TO THOSE WISHING TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE
DRAFT AGREEMENT
AS YOU KNOW THE DRAFT AGREEMENT WAS PUBLISHED YESTERDAY
AS PART OF A WHITE PAPER. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS
MAKING SURE THAT THIS WHITE PAPER IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE
IN HONG KONG AND IS ENCOURAGING YOU TO EXPRESS YOUR VIEWS ON
ITS CONTENTS.
TO RECEIVE YOUR VIEWS THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE HAS BEEN SET UP.
THE OFFICE IS INDEPENDENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND I, AS COMMISSIONER, WILL REPORT DIRECT TO THE GOVERNOR. OUR TASK IS
TO RECEIVE AND COLLATE THE VIEWS ON THE WHITE PAPER SENT TO US
EITHER DIRECTLLY OR THROUGH WELL ESTABLISHED CONSULTATIVE CHANNELS
IN HONG KONG. WE WILL ALSO TAKE NOTE OF VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THE
MEDIA AND THE FINDINGS OF OPINION SURVEYS. THERE WILL BE SOME FIFTY OF US WORKING IN THE OFFICE WHICH IS SITUATED AT THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING.
HOW TO MAKE YOU VIEWS KNOWN
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO PUT DOWN YOUR VIEWS IN WRITING EITHER IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE (PREFERABLY ACCOMPANIED BY YOUR OWN TRANSLATED VERSION OF YOUR ORIGINAL SUBMISSION) AND ADDRESS YOUR LETTER TO :-
THE COMMISSIONER
ASSESSMENT OFFICE
P.0. 20X 9000
HONG KONG
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