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DATE:
1 July 1985
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Sir W Harding
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HONG KONG: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) BILL 1985
1. During our meeting on 26 June, Mr Luce asked whether Hong Kong have any other legislative measures in the pipeline for the current LEGOO session which might arouse the sort of controversy that the LEGOO (Powers and Privileges)
and Privileges) Bill has done. I have consulted Governor, who has given his views in Hong Kong telno 1289.
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advises that the LEGOO
completed the main agenda of
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that the Elections (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1985 is still before the legislature, but sees по specific reason why the measures it contains should lead to controversy However, he adds that Hong Kong are now alert to the high risk of public concern over electoral and constitutional proposals, and that all such measures will henceforth be closely scrutinised by the Hong Kong Government with this risk in mind. The Governor mentions the
forthcoming Regional Council Bill as such a case.
3.
The Governor advises that the current LEGOO session is due end on 7 August (the new LEGOO should of course open on 30 October).
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