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CONFIDENTIAL
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FROM: A C GALSWORTHY
AMC Vype for Mr. Love DATE: 2 July 1985.
PS Mr Luce
P.
HONG KONG: LETTER FROM MR IVAN LAWRENCE QC MP
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- 4 JUL 1985
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Problem
1. We need to reply to a letter from Mr Ivan Lawrence QC MP from a
"prominent legal friend in Hong Kong" on recent events there.
Recommendation
2. I recommend that we reply on the lines of the attached draft.
Background
From
the content of the letter the legal friend is undoubtedly
3.
He is an acquaintance of the
the Secretary of State, and writes regularly to him in a similar vein. myself have described him as "prominent".
I would not
The four issues mentioned
are a very mixed bag,
i s aware of the
The
but all have been covered in the draft. Mr Luce
background to the Trial of Commercial Crimes Bill 1985 and the
Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Bill 1985. reference to the Electronic Road Pricing scheme concerns Hong Kong Government proposals to tax the use of private cars in the more congested parts of Honn Kong: a computerised system would record
each time a car passed a set point in the road, thus enabling monthly bill to be sent to the car - owner.
The scheme
controversia one in Hong Kong (as any taxing proposal is bound to
is still at the stage of technical evaluation and
consultation with District Boards.
be)
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it
is
a
a
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