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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

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YOUR TELNO 753: FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENQUIRY: BRIEFING BY OFFICIALS ON 6 APRIL

WE ARE FAXING TO PAUL, THE HKG NOTES REQUESTED IN TUR. ON THE SUBJECT OF HOW HONG KONG IS GOVERNMED INTERNALLY, YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO REFER THE COMMITTEE TO OUR SUBMISSION QUOTE HONG KONG: THE SY TEM OF GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE. THE HONG KONG YEARBOOK IS A GOOD SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL FACTS.

2. THE NOTE ON LOCALISATION IS A LITTLE LONG. BUT THE

SUBJECT IS COMPLICATED. THE NOTE SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT BACKGROUND FOR YOU TO DRAW ON WITH FAC.

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