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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

COMMS OFFICE REG.No.

D.T.R. 14th SEPTEMBER 1984 0835 HRS

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1830 OF 13 SEPTEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO (2618 FUTURE OF HONG KONG: ADMINISTRATION: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY

1. WE ARE GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE OUTLINE OF PROCEDURE OF ASSESSMENT OFFICE IN TUR.

2. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE OUTLINE WITH SIR P NAIRNE, WHO FOUND IT VERY HELPFUL TO SEE IT AT THIS STAGE. HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE THOROUGH CHARACTER OF THE PROCEDURE WHICH THE COMMISSIONER PLANS TO ADOPT. WHILE RECOGNISING THAT IT WILL BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE TO ADOPT THE 'PASSIVE ATTITUDE' ENVISAGED, HE IS ASSUMING THAT THE MONITORS FOR THEIR PART WILL NEED, AS PART OF THEIR FUNCTION, TO BE REASONABLY ACTIVE IN WITNESSING ASPECTS OF THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE (AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 3(B) OF THE TEAM'S TERMS OF REFERENCE) IF THEY ARE TO BE IN A POSITION TO PRODUCE A CREDIBLE REPORT ON HOW THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE HAS PERFORMED ITS DUTIES, SETTING IT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WIDER EXERCISE OF EXPLAINING THE AGREEMENT AND SOLICITING OPINION ON IT. SIR P NAIRNE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING WITH MR JUSTICE SIMON LI HOW IT WILL BE BEST FOR THE TEAM TO CARRY OUT ITS ROLE AND ORGANISE ITS PROGRAMME OF WORK, AND ALSO ON RECEIVING WHATEVER ADVICE YOU AND THE COMMISSIONER'S ASSESSMENT OFFICE MAY CARE TO OFFER.

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WE HAVE MADE A BOOKING FOR SIR P NAIRNE TO FLY TO HONG KONG

ON TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, ARRIVING 15.40 ON 26 SEPTEMBER ON BA 3.

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