EN CLAIR
PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ΤΟ
TELNO 315
12 MAY 1969
UNCLASSIFIED
TOP COPY
HONG KONG
(HKK 5/8)
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 371.
REGRET DELAY. FULL COMMENTS ON BILL WILL REACH YOUR WITHIN ONE OR TWO WEEKS. AS YOU WILL APPRECIATE FROM YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH LABOUR ADVISER THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES. IF THESE CANNOT BE
RESOLVED WITHIN THE LIFE OF THE EXISTING
ORDINANCE IT MAY BE
PREFERABLE TO LET IT LAPSE IN JUNE FOR REPLACEMENT
WHEN NEW BILL IS AGREED. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT EXISTING
ORD INANCE HAS PROVED QUITE INEFFECTIVE
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