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ANY YEARS BEYOND 1991. THE DIRECTORS ARE EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE

ISSUE INFORMALLY IN JULY OR AUGUST.

5. IN THE LIGHT OF THESE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO HOST AN ANNUAL MEETING AS EARLY AS IN 1992, NOTWITHSTANDING THE ADB GUIDELINES.

6. REGARDING YOUR REPLY TO ODA, WE THINK THAT PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 943 WOULD PROVIDE A FULLER ANSWER TO ODA'S QUESTION (A). WE ARE

CONTENT WITH THE PROPOSED ANSWER TO QUESTION (B) AND CONFIRM THAT WE WOULD EXPECT THE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE TO BE USED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 27,000 HOTEL ROOMS IN HONG KONG. AS REGARDS QUESTION (C), WE SUGGEST YOU REPLY ON THE BASIS OF PARA 2 ABOVE.

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