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ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG 1989 TO PARLIAMENT

1. WE HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE FIRST PROOF THE REPORT PREPARED ON THE

BASIS OF THE DRAFT WHICH WE SUBMITTED TO YOU IN JANUARY. THE

FOLLOWING TEXTUAL INCONSISTENCIES HAVE COME TO LIGHT:

(A) THE HEADING OF THE FIFTH SECTION READS QUOTE IMMIGRATION, EMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY UNQUOTE BUT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS REFERS

TO QUOTE IMMIGRATION/EMIGRATION AND THE RIGHT OF ABODE UNQUOTE. SHOULD WE SIMPLY FOLLOW THE WORDING OF THE LAST REPORT, VIZ. IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION?

(B) THE NUMBERING OF THE SIXTH SECTION ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE VI, INSTEAD OF VIII. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS WOULD NEED TO BE RENUMBERED ACCORDINGLY.

(C) PARA. 24. THE DRAFT BILL OF RIGHTS WAS PUBLISHED IN MARCH.

(D) THE HEADING OF THE ELEVENTH SECTION READS QUOTE CIVIL SERVICE

MATTERS AND MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE BUT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS REFERS TO QUOTE CIVIL SERVICE UNQUOTE. WE PREFER TO FORMER.

2. THE GDP GROWTH RATE FOR 1989 QUOTED IN PARA. 117 SHOULD BE 2.5 PERCENT, INSTEAD OF 3.0 PERCENT AS DRAFTED. THE CORRESPONDING INFLATION RATE IS 10.1 PERCENT.

3. AS IN PAST YEARS, WHEN THE DRAFT REPORT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED AND AGREED, IT WILL BE TABLED IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR INFORMATION. AFTER MINISTERIAL CLEARANCE OF THE REPORT IS GIVEN, WE WILL TAKE PARALLEL ACTION TO TABLE THE REPORT IN THE UK PARLIAMENT AND THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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