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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
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YRTELNO 1854: ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG TO PARLIAMENT 1991.
1. OUR PROPOSED DRAFT OUTLINE OF THE 1991 REPORT IS AT MIFT. IT
BASICALLY FOLLOWS LAST YEAR'S OUTLINE.
2. WE AGREE THAT THE REPORT SHOULD COVER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
WHOLE OF 1991 UP TO THE END OF DECEMBER. THE PUBLICATION DATE YOU PROPOSED (I.E. END OF JANUARY 1992) IS HOWEVER RATHER TIGHT AND IT APPEARS THAT WE SHOULD ALLOW MORE TIME FOR REVISION, TYPESETTING AND TRANSLATION. MOREOVER, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE EXACT FIGURES OF CERTAIN BASIC ANNUAL STATISTICS UP TO DECEMBER
1991 SUCH AS GDP GROWTH AND INFLATION WILL BE AVAILABLE BEFORE EARLY FEBRUARY 1992. WE WOULD PREFER A PUBLICATION DATE IN LATE FEBRUARY 1992 IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU.
3. WORKING BACKWARD FROM A LATE FEBRUARY PUBLICATION DATE, WE ARRIVED AT THE FOLLOWING TIMETABLE:
EARLY NOV 1991
REACH AGREEMENT ON THE OUTLINE AND TIMETABLE
MID DEC 1991
EARLY JAN 1992
FORWARD DRAFT REPORT TO YOU AND DESPATCH FOR
INITIAL TYPESETTING AND CHINESE TRANSLATION
RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM YOU, REVISE DRAFT ACCORDINGLY AND PROVIDE UPDATES IF NECESSARY
LATE JAN 1992
EARLY FEB 1992
LATE FEB 1992
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RECEIVE FINAL TEXT OF REPORT FROM YOU AND
TRANSMIT ONWARDS TO TRANSLATOR AND PRINTER
INCORPORATE MORE EXACT FIGURES INTO THE REPORT
WHEN AVAILABLE
PRINTED REPORT IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE READY FOR PUBLICATION
4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THE ABOVE TARGET DATES. IF YOU
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