TNAG-2661-FCO40-3857-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-Consulate-General-1992 — Page 134

CONFIDENTIAL

FM BTC HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 200

OF 10091OZ JULY 92

CONFIDENTIAL

HKD 406/1

100.

012563

MDLIAN 8414

MY TELNO 198: FUTURE BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL: CO-ORDINATION IN

HONG KONG.

SUMMARY

1.

(99)

PROPOSALS FOR CO-ORDINATING PLANNING IN HONG KONG.

DETAIL

2.

IF YOU WISH ME TO CO-ORDINATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF INTERESTED

PARTIES IN HONG KONG (QUESTION 3(5) OF TUR) IT WILL, AS I SAID IN MY MINUTE OF 22 JUNE TO MR.HUM, INVOLVE A CONSIDERABLE COMMITMENT OF TIME BUT IT CAN BE DONE AND THE FOLLOWING ARE, I SUGGEST, THE

PRINCIPAL GUIDELINES.

POST OBJECTIVES

3.

THE ROLE NEEDS TO BE DEFINED PRECISELY AND IT WOULD HAVE TO

BE GIVEN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.

SCOPE

4

THE ROLE SHOULD INCLUDE THE FORMULATION PRESENTATION OF

ADVICE TO LONDON ON:

(A)

(B)

FUNCTIONS:

STAFFING:

(C)

(D)

PROCEDURES

THE BUILDING: AND

A PROGRAMME SETTING OUT THE STEPS WHICH MUST BE TAKEN IF WE ARE TO REACH OUR GOALS IN A MEASURED, ORDERLY WAY.

5. WE SHOULD SET UP AN AD HOC TASK-FORCE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM JLG, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, BRITISH COUNCIL, HOME OFFICE TEAM AND OTHER AGENCIES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND