TNAG-1603-FCO40-2210-Future-of-Hong-Kong-annual-reports-to-Parliament-on-Hong-Kon-1987 — Page 144

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 4543

OF 02024OZ DECEMBER 87

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

HKB 011/4.

01 DEC 1987

TOP COPY Q. DIST 7

014043

MDLIAN 3534

чь

YOUR TELNO 3110 : ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG TO PARLIAMENT

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WE HAVE SENT YOU BY THE BAG WHICH LEFT HERE YESTERDAY (1 DECEMBER)

A FULL DRAFT OF THE REPORT CA COPY WILL BE SENT TO PEKING BY THE

BAG LEAVING HERE ON 8 DECEMBER). WE HAVE HELD THIS UP IN ORDER TO

COVER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF THE CALENDER YEAR. THE DRAFT IS NOW UP

TO DATE, EXCEPT :

(A) FIGURES ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND ON REFUGEES WILL BE .

TELEGRAPHED TO YOU NEAR THE END OF DECEMBER :

(B) THE PASSAGE ON A NEW DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT IS LEFT IN

SQUARE BRACKETS PENDING RESULTS OF TALKS : AND

(C) WE PROPOSE TO ADD A NEW PASSAGE ON THE STOCK AND FUTURES EXCHANGES AND THE SECURITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE : THIS WILL BE

TELEGRAPHED TO YOU IN A DAY OR TWO.

THE DRAFT ALSO INCORPORATES YOUR SECTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

JOINT DECLARATION AND OUR SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS (OUR TELNOS 4518, 4519 AND 4535). BUT WE MAY HAVE ONE OR TWO FURTHER COMMENTS, WHICH

WOULD BE TELEGRAPHED TO YOU.

3. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR COMMENTS. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE DRAFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE

PLAN TO SUBMIT IT TO EXCO IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY.

FORD

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