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Dr Wilson

Mr Elliott, FED

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY

PROBLEM

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A 1. The reports submitted by the Assessment Office and the

independent Monitoring Team in connection with the test of acceptability in Hong Kong.

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2. I recommend that the reports be circulated to No 10 Downing Street and the Private Secretar of OD (K) colleagues. I submit a

draft minute. Preparations for the printing of the reports in a White Paper are going ahead, with public ation scheduled for 29

November.

BACKGROUND

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view.

Both reports are in general very satisfactory from our point of

A 4. The report of the Assessment Office is lengthy. It shows some signs of the haste in which it had to be drafted; but in general it is scrupulous, comprehensive and fair in its analysis. The conclusions are summarised in Chapter 5. The crucial one for us is that "most of the people of Hong Kong find the draft agreement acceptable" The agreement was judged acceptable by all the principal representative bodies in Hong Kong, by the overwhelming majority of organisations and groups and by most of the individuals

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