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INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG

PRESENTATION IN THE UK OF THE GOVERNOR'S LEGCO SPEECH

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AS YOU KNOW, WE AND THE HKGO ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS ARE PRESENTED TO MPS AND OPINION FORMERS AT THIS END AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.

2. WE SHALL NEED TO ADJUST OUR PRESENTATION HERE IN THE LIGHT OF REACTIONS IN HONG KONG (AND PEKING.) AS A FIRST STEP IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF SOMEONE COULD TELEPHONE RICKETTS AT ABOUT 093OZ (1030 OUR TIME) ON 7 OCTOBER WITH THE VERY FIRST REACTIONS, IN TIME FOR US TO BRIEF THE SECRETARY OF STATE BEFORE HE SPEAKS TO THE LOBBY CORRESPONDENTS AT 11.00 OUR TIME IN BRIGHTON.

3. WE WOULD THEN BE GRATEFUL FOR A DAILY ROUND-UP TELEGRAM ON REACTIONS IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING FROM LOCAL POLITICAL LEADERS, TO REACH US DESKBY 083OZ ON 8 9 AND 12 OCTOBER. WE CAN REVIEW THE FREQUENCY AT THAT POINT.

4. WE WILL OF COURSE WELCOME REPORTING FROM PEKING ON CHINESE REACTIONS AS THESE EMERGE.

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