TNAG-1413-FCO40-1889-Future-of-Hong-Kong-annual-report-to-Parliament-on-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 275

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GRS 200

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1737

OF 2804OOZ AUGUST 85

ник

040/40

CA

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT.

1. WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT THE ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG

PROMISED TO PARLIAMENT BY MINISTERS IN THE DEBATE LAST DECEMBER.

2. MAY WE ASSUME THAT THE FORMAT IN SCOTT'S LETTER TO GALSWORTHY

OF 28 JUNE WILL BE ACCEPTABLE.

3. IN ORDER TO GIVE IT A BIT MORE IMPACT I AM PROVISIONALLY

PLANNING TO VISIT LONDON TO BE ON HAND WHEN IT IS PRESENTED.

I PRESUME THAT THIS WILL BE ABOUT THE END OF NOVEMBER OR EARLY

DECEMBER. SIR PETER BLAKER MIGHT WELCOME MY UNDERTAKING TO SPEAK

TO THE ANGLO-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP.

4. SINCE I WILL NEED TO BLOCK OUT SUFFICIENT TIME IN MY DIARY

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY INDICATION OF WHETHER

THIS IS THE KIND OF TIMING YOU HAVE IN MIND.

5. I AM ASSUMING THAT THERE IS UNLIKELY TO 3E A DEBATE ON THE

REPORT ITSELF IN ADDITION TO THE LATER DEBATE ON THE NATIONALITY

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RES D (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR MARTIN ASST STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER

CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.

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