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3. IF THEY DECIDE TO PUBLISH ALL SUBMISSIONS FROM ORGANISATIONS,
WE PROPOSE TO WRITE TO THEM ALL SEEKING THEIR AGREEMENT TO PUBLICATION. ALTHOUGH NONE HAVE ASKED THAT THEIR SUBMISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC, WE WISH TO AVOID ANY CLAIMS OF BREACH OF CONFIDENCE.
6. WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEND NEXT WEEK COPIES (WITH TRANSLATIONS WHERE NECESSARY) OF SUBMISSIONS SO FAR RECEIVED FROM ORGANISATIONS, WITH THE REMAINDER TO REACH YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER 15 NOVEMBER.
(B) PUBLICATION.
7. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO LEARN IN WHAT FORM YOU INTEND TO PUBLISH THE REPORT, AS WE WOULD PROPOSE TO PUBLISH IN SIMILAR FORM IN HONG KONG. WE ASSUME IT WILL BE A WHITE PAPER PRESENTED TO
PARLIAMENT.
(C) RETENTION OF DATA IN THE COMPUTER.
8. THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE INTEND TO RETAIN ON THE COMPUTER ALL DATA RELATING TO SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER THE DEBATE ON THE AGREEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS IS COMPLETED. THE DATA WILL THEN BE ERASED FROM THE COMPUTER. (WE HAVE ALREADY AGREED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION OF THE SUBMISSIONS THEMSELVES).
(D) SUBMISSIONS NOT RELATED TO THE DRAFT AGREEMENT.
2. A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS HAVE INCLUDED COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON MATTERS WHICH ARE IN NO WAY RELEVANT TO THE DRAFT AGREEMENT. PROVIDED YOU SEE NO OBJECTION, THE COMMISSIONER PROPOSES THAT SUCH COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS SHOULD NOT BE LISTED NOR DISCUSSED IN THE REPORT. THERE WOULD, HOWEVER, BE A REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT ALL SUCH COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN PASSED ON TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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