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HONG KONG:

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DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT 1984-85

I enclose an advance copy of the Hong Kong Director of Audit's latest report. I enclose also a copy of Hong Kong Telno 2467 on the same subject.

2.

Under Section 12 of Hong Kong's Audit Ordinance (Cap 122, Laws of Hong Kong), extract attached, we shall in due course receive formal copies of both the Director's report and the report of the Public Accounts Committee. (Colonial Regulations 254-268 are also relevant in this regard.) Meanwhile I should be grateful for any comments

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