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FM HONG KONG 3105152 JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 252 OF 31 JANUARY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
17
YOUR TELMO 127 : HONG KONG AGRCEMENT
PARLIAMENT
1 MKK 040/12
18
30JAR 115
" ANNUAL REPORT TO
1. THERE WOULD BE TWO POSSIBLE WAYS OF PRODUCING AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR PARLIAMENT ON HONG KONG, DRAWING ON EXISTING PROCEDURES. ONE WOULD BE TO BASE THE REPORT ON THE BOOK (E.G. HONG KONG 1984) WHICH IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY AS A PROMOTIONAL EXERCISE. THIS IS
DESCRIPTIVE BOTH OF DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE YEAR AND HOW HONG KONG WORKS. THE DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENTS INCORPORATED IN THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS COULD BE EXTRACTED AND PUBLISHED AS A SEPARATE SUMMARY.
2. THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO BASE THE EXERCISE ON THE ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHICH I GIVE IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER EACH YEAR. THIS SUMMARISES DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE YEAR QUITE BRIEFLY AND SETS OUT THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR. DURING ITS PREPARATION DEPARTMENTS PREPARE SUMMARIES OF SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS AS A BASE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE ADDRESS. THIS COULD BE WORKED UP INTO AN ANNEX. IT WOULD THEN BE POSSIBLE TO INCORPORATE MY ADDRESS, THE ANNEY, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S BUDGET SPEECHES, BROUGHT UP TO DATE BY THE AUTUMN SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE ECONOMY, INTO ONE DOCUMENT: PREFACE THIS WITH A SHORT INTRODUCTION, AND PUBLISH THAT AS THE ANNUAL REPORT TO
PARLIAMENT.
3. I THINK THE SECOND COURSE WOULD PRODUCE THE MORE AUTHORATITIVE DOCUMENT BUT WE NEED NOT COME TO A CONCULSION ON THAT UNTIL WE HAVE
CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN GREATER DETAIL.
4. EITHER WAY THERE WOULD BE NO OBJECTION FROM HERE TO MINISTERS REFERRING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A REPORT IN THE DEBATE NEXT
WEEK AS YOU PROPOSE.
YOUDE
LIMITED
ARD
FED
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PSİMR LUCE
SIR W HARDING
DR WILSON
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