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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 358

OF 280845Z JANUARY 87

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YOUR TELNO 124 : ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT

WE NOTE THE AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 23.

2. WITH YOUR AGREEMENT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING FINAL TEXTUAL CHANGES TO THE DRAFT WHICH HAVE OCCURRED TO US DURING

FINAL PROOF-READING:

PARAGRAPH 4, 2ND SENTENCE: WE FEEL THE WORD

'QUESTION'' SHOULD

BE FUTURE''. IF THE ORIGINAL VERSION IS RETAINED THE WORD SHOULD

NOT HAVE A CAPITAL LETTER.

PARAGRAPH 28, 3RD SENTENCE: INSERT THE WORD ''THE '' BEFORE

THE WORDS PUBLIC OPINION**

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REPLACE THE HEADING CIVIL SERVICE' BY THE CIVIL SERVICE' AS

THIS IS NOW A SEPARATE SECTION.

PARAGRAPH 37, FINAL SENTENCE : AMEND TO READ **... THE PRESENTATION OF A PETITION TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WHICH, IT WAS CLAIMED, CONTAINED ONE MILLION SIGNATURES.''

3. WE NOTE THAT YOU HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PUBLISH THE REPORT ON 20 FEBRUARY. WE ASSUME THAT THIS MEANS THE REPORT WILL BE READY FOR PUBLICATION ON THAT DATE BUT THAT, AS LAST YEAR, IT WILL ACTUALLY BE PUBLISHED THE DAY AFTER PRESENTATION TO PARLIAMENT. WE WOULD LIKE, AS LAST YEAR, TO PUBLISH OUR VERSION SIMULTANEOUSLY BY TABLING THE REPORT IN LEGCO ON AN APPROPRIATE WEDNESDAY.

WE CAN BE READY BY, AND WOULD PREFER 18 FEBRUARY, AS 25 FEBRUARY IS BUDGET DAY.

AKERS-JONES

HMLNAN 7884.

HONG KUNG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

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MR GILLMORE

SIR D. WILSON.

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