ANNEX C
SUMMARY OF WHITE PAPER ON "ÁRRANGEMENTS FOR TESTING THE
ACCEPTABILITY IN HONG KONG OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF
THE TERRITORY"
1. The White Paper comprises:
(a) The report of the Assessment Office established on 1 September 1984 to assess the acceptability in Hong Kong of the draft
Sino-British agreement on the future of Hong Kong; and
(b) The report of the independent Monitoring Team appointed to
monitor the work of the Assessment Office.
ASSESSMENT OFFICE REPORT
2. The report of the Assessment Office was presented to the
Governor of Hong Kong on 23 November.
3. The terms of reference of the Assessment Office were to provide
the Governor with an accurate analysis and assessment of opinion in
Hong Kong on the draft agreement and on the arrangements for the
future of the territory as set
in it. 2.4 million copies of the
White Paper containing the agreement were circulated in Hong Kong. The Assessment Office inserted advertisements in the local press
encouraging people to express their views on the agreement to the
Assessment Office. The Assessment Office took into account views
expressed in the Legislative, Executive and Urban Councils, the Heung Yee Kuk and the 18 District Boards consisting of elected and appointed members. It received 679 submissions from organisations, and 1815 from individuals. It took into account the results of 23
opinion survyes of varying sizes, and 273 reports of discussions, debates, seminars, public speeches and interviews, as well as a vast range of comment in the media. The report notes that the reaction to the invitation to comment was much greater than in previous major consultative exercises in Hong Kong, and that the views received from a wide cross-section of the Community provided a credible basis
on which to make an assessment.
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