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OO HONG KONG

GRS 319

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FM FCO 191745Z NOV 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2296 OF 19 NOVEMBER

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

YOUR TELNOS 3496 AND 3514:

REPORT

HKK 040/46

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 O NOV 1984

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

JAK

ANNEXES TO THE ASSESSSMENT OFFICE

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Takon

1. THANK YOU FOR THE ANNEXES TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE REPORT,

WHICH WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED. WE ARE RETURNING ALL PAPERS

IDENTIFIED IN PARA ONE OF FIRST TUR WITH ONE EXCEPTION. THIS

IS THE THIRD FROM LAST PAPER ('COVERING MEMO OF A1284 SIGNED

LAU WIK). THE ONLY A1284 WE HAVE IS A ONE PAGE SUBMISSION BY THE CHAP YICK CLANSMAN'S ASSOCIATION, SIGNED BY LAI CHI-PING. PAPERS WILL BE IN THE NEXT CONFIDENTIAL BAG, ADDRESSED TO APA.

GRATEFUL FOR EXPLANATION OF WHY YOU WISH THESE TO BE

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PLEASE

RETURNED. WE ASSUME THIS IS BECAUSE THESE GROUPS HAVE INDICATED

THAT THEY DO NOT WISH THEIR VIEWS TO BE PUBLISHED.

3. COPIES OF A FEW OF THE SUBMISSIONS ARE ILLEGIBLE.

SEND IMMEDIATELY CLEAN COPIES OF A1354 SHAM SHUI PO AND OF

HANDWRITTEN SECTIONS OF A1334 DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL.

4. WE ARE PRODUCING 20 COPIES OF THE SUBMISSIONS UNDER THE

TITLE:

*HONG KONG

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TESTING THE ACCEPTABILITY IN HONG KONG OF THE

DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF THE TERRITORY

REPORT OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE

SUBMISSIONS MADE BY ORGANISATIONS TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE,

VOLUME I/II'

5. PARA 3 OF FIRST TUR: WE CANNOT INCLUDE SUBMISSIONS IN THE

ORIGINAL CHINESE. WE WILL GO AHEAD ON THE PUBLICATION DATE AND PUT IN THE LIBRARIES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND HOUSE OF

LORDS TWO VOLUMES CONTAINING ALL THOSE SUBMISSIONS THAT YOU

CAN LET US HAVE BY 20 NOVEMBER. IF YOU CAN LET US HAVE

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