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YOUR TELNOS 2448 AND 2460: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED:

ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT

1.

REPORT.

MY TWO IFTS CONTAIN THE TEXT OF A REVISED ANNUAL

WE HOPE THAT OUR AMENDMENTS TO YOUR THIRD DRAFT ARE ALL

SELF-EXPLANATORY (REFERENCES TO THE HONG KONG TEXT ARE TO YOUR

THIRD DRAFT AS AMENDED BY YOUR SECOND TUR). GRATEFUL IF YOU

COULD PROVIDE A DRAFT CONCLUSION AS PROPOSED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR

FIRST TUR.

2.

WE PLAN TO LAY COPIES OF YOUR ADDRESS, THE FINANCIAL

SECRETARY'S BUDGET SPEECH AND HALF YEARLY ECONOMIC REVIEW IN THE

LIBRARIES OF BOTH HOUSES, AND INFORM PARLIAMENT OF THIS BY AN

INSPIRED PQ ALSO ANNOUNCING THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED ·

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RESEARCH D (FE)

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COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

MR WILSON

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