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agreed

between Hong Kong, Home Office and FCO officals at

the end of July and put to EXCO on 7 August.

questions

that EXCO

August.

we re raised, none of them serious.

will be able to endorse the draft

Officials are now working on the

A number of

I t is hoped

Order on 27

accompanying

White Paper and it is hoped that this may be put to EXCO

The

on 3 September. The draft Order

be submitted to Ministers.

publication of the White Paper

October to allow two months

before

the

first

November/early December.

for

debate

on

and White Paper will then

timetable is still for

in late September/early

discussi on in Hong Kong

the Order

in

late

22 August 1985

L.e. Ehrman

W G Ehrman

Hong Kong Department