gave an assurance to members of the Parliamentary Labour Party that the periodic reviews of Hong Kong's performance with regard to these Conventions would be looked at by a Minister. It is therefore our duty to remove obstacles to the application of Conventions rather than to raise them. So long as we draw the attention of the Hong Kong Government to possible difficulties that might arise with regard to the application of Conventions, our duty is done. If questions are raised by the Committee of Experts, we need not expect any undue difficulty in persuading the Hong KapgyGovernment to make necessary changes in the law with reasonable expedition. In short, our general attitude should be that outlined in para.8 of my minute of 25 November 1974 (p.17 on HXL 7/393/2).
8 May 1975
cc. Mr Champion
Mr O Keeffe
G Foggon
A