TNAG-1331-FCO40-1758-Future-of-Hong-Kong-test-of-the-acceptability-of-the-Joint-D-1984 — Page 138

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Sir Patrick,

CONFIDENTIAL

Draft Report

of the Monitoring Team

Thank you for your draft with which I respectfully

agree in general. May I suggest the following points for

your consideration:-

(a) Para. 5 (a), last line, at the end following

the terms "to it", add the following:-

"and the materials it collected.

(b)

Para. 12, page 8, after the terms "the views

of Hong Kong -":

(c)

"in circumstances in which a traditionally

reserved people in political matters,

included many who were also disposed to

believe that they could only express their

views on the overall acceptability or

otherwise of a draft agreement which was

not open to any amendment."

Para. 21, page 13, after the terms "as good as

they are", add the following:

a

"in the circumstances, or because they, having

acquired/right of abode elsewhere as a

precautionary measure, choose to remain

in Hong Kong in the hope that all is well

at the end and thus conceive for themselves

a sense of detached optimism.

(Simon F.S. Li)

21.11.84

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