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Parliamentary Off Mr. Godden
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Following Parliamentary Question by John Rankin
is for oral reply on 8 December.
"To ask the Secretary of State what consultations
he has had with the Government of Hong Kong in order to
increase the rights of public assembly."
2.
In the light of your Saving Despatch No. 1262 we
are proposing to submit reply along following lines:
"As a result of consultations that I have had
with the Governor, a draft Bill to amend the Public
Order Ordinance has been prepared and has been referred
to certain interested bodies in Hong Kong. The Bill is
designed to ameliorate certain provisions of the
Ordinance in their application to public assemblies."
3. Since draft Bill has been referred to organisations
mentioned in your Saving Despatch it would be difficult
in replying to supplementaries to refuse to disclose
any of the Bill's contents. Would you see any
objection to such disclosure if this were sought and,
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