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CHAPTER 3.

OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE

EXTENT OF ACCEPTABILITY

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CHAPTER 4.

COMMENTS ON SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE WHITE PAPER

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CHAPTER 5.

SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS

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VII

APPENDICES

ORGANIZATION CHART

ADVERTISEMENT

FOLLOW UP ADVERTISEMENT

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN

REPRESENTATIVE BODIES

A SUMMARY OF THE DEBATE IN THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

A LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS

EXPLANATORY NOTE ON TRADE UNIONS,

TRADITIONAL BODIES AND THE

RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY

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SUMMARY INFORMATION ON OPINION SURVEYS

CHAPTER 1 THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE

INTRODUCTION

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ON 18 JULY 1984, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN

AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, DESCRIBED TO THE

HOUSE OF COMMONS IN OUTLINE THE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WOULD BE

MADE TO TEST THE ACCEPTABILITY IN HONG KONG OF ANY AGREEMENT

REACHED WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG

KONG AND ANNOUNCED THE SETTING UP OF AN OFFICE IN HONG KONG

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR TO COLLATE AND ASSESS

PUBLIC VIEWS.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE

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ON 20 JULY, THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF THE THEN ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS,

MR. 1.F.C. MACPHERSON, TO HEAD THE OFFICE TO BE SET UP TO

ASSESS AND COLLATE PUBLIC VIEWS ON A DRAFT SINO-BRITISH

AGREEMENT. THIS APPOINTMENT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON 1 SEPTEMBER

1984.

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