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YOUR TELNO 4669 AND 4670: ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG

WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS IN PARA 1 OF FIRST TUR

AND THE REVISED DRAFT IN SECOND TUR.

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2.

PARA 2 OF FIRST TUR. THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE WHEN THE

DEBATE ON HONG KONG COULD TAKE PLACE WOULD BE THE WEEK

BEGINNING 18 JANUARY. WITH THIS IN MIND, WE AIM TO PUBLISH THE ANNUAL REPORT TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK BEGINNING 11 JANUARY, (WHICH WOULD MEAN SENDING IT TO THE PRINTERS HERE BY CLOSE OF

PLAY ON 4 JANUARY). GRATEFUL TO KNOW OF ANY DATES IN THAT WEEK

WHEN YOU WOULD PREFER PUBLICATION. WE CAN THEN URGENTLY FINALISE

A DATE CONVENIENT TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AFTER CONSULTATION

WITH OTHER FCO DEPARTMENTS.

3.

WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PARA 60 OF THE REPORT (DAYA BAY). WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE IN FACT (UNDERLINE NEXT

WORD) TWO REACTORS AT THE POWER STATION. WE SUGGEST THAT THE FOURTH SENTENCE SHOULD THEREFORE REFER TO QUOTE WORK ON THE

FOUNDATION OF THE FIRST REACTOR UNIT UNQUOTE.

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