TNAG-1603-FCO40-2210-Future-of-Hong-Kong-annual-reports-to-Parliament-on-Hong-Kon-1987 — Page 199

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YOUR TELNO 358: ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT

1

WE AGREE WITH ALL YOUR SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS IN TUR EXCEPT

FOR THE ONE RELATING TO PARA 4 OF THE REPORT, WHERE WE THINK. IT

BETTER TO STICK TO THE FORMAL TITLE OF THE JOINT DECLARATION WITH

A CAPITAL Q FOR QUESTION.

2.

THE EARLIEST DAY ON WHICH THE REPORT COULD BE READY FOR

PUBLICATION HERE WOULD BE 20 FEBRUARY: IT COULD THEN BE LAID

BEFORE PARLIAMENT ON EITHER 19 OR 20 FEBRUARY. IT CANNOT HOWEVER

BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT MORE THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE ITS

PUBLICATION. WE WOULD THEREFORE NOT WISH YOU TO PUBLISH ON 18

FEBRUARY: YOU COULD DO SO ON 20 FEBRUARY. IF, HOWEVER, FOR

STRONG LOCAL REASONS YOU PREFER THE REPORT TO EMERGE ON A LEGCO

DAY, WE SUGGEST THAT WE BOTH PUBLISH ON 25 FEBRUARY, DESPITE ITS

BEING YOUR BUDGET DAY: WE WOULD NOT WISH TO DELAY PUBLICATION

HERE INTO MARCH

3.

WE HAVE MADE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TITLE OF THE DRAFT OF 13

JANUARY WHICH NOW READS QUOTE ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG 1985-86

UNQUOTE IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH LAST YEAR'S TITLE.

4.

AS LAST YEAR, GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD INFORM THE CHINESE

OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT A DAY OR SO BEFORE PUBLICATION

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