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FM HONG KONG
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TELNO 2759
OF 180246Z AUGUST 89
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HONG KONG RECORDS: SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT
THE PRESS REPORTS REFER TO THE RENAMING OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT RECORDS CO-ORDINATION UNIT AS SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT WHEN IT BECOMES PART OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT RECORDS SERVICE
(GRS). IT IS NOT A NEW UNIT.
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THE GRS IS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REVIEW AND MODERNISATION PROGRAM FOR HKG RECORDS ABOUT WHICH YOU ARE AWARE (SEE PARAGRAPH 3(1) IN OUR TELNO 2973 OF 8 AUGUST 1988 AND PARAGRAPH 3(1) OF YOUR TELNO 2468 OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1988.)
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THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION IS LINKED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AS HE WILL TAKE OVER POLICY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT RECORDS FROM THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS ON 1 SEPTEMBER.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF LEGCO (FC) APPROVED ON 19 JULY 1989 A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE A NEW POST TO HEAD THE GRS.
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NO PRESS RELEASE WAS ISSUED BUT THE SUBSTANCE OF THE UNCLASSIFIED SUBMISSION TO FC BECAME KNOWN TO CERTAIN OF THE MEDIA FOLLOWING THE MEETING. RESPONSES MADE TO THE RESULTING PRESS ENQUIRIES HAVE BEEN FAXED TO HKD. THE LINE TAKEN IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ABOUT THE GRCU AND THE RECORDS REVIEW AND WITH INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PAPER.
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