HONG KONG BILL
AMENDMENT NO.
BACKGROUND
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This subject was raised by Roger Simms (Chiselhurst) in the debate
on the Second Reading of the Bill on 21 January. He asked what
matters would be covered by those Orders in Council and whether they
would cover such matters as freedoms, education and the judicial
argud system. He agreed that affirmative procedures would be more appropriate for such
me a sures.
amendments
may
be
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frot proposed to deal with those subvents under
put this amendment forward in
parallel with their demand for more parliamentary consultation
the Orders in Council relating to nationality.
Just
It is conceivable that the opposition may believe that
on national.h
Council could be slipped through under this paragraph.
Order would however be ultra vives.
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Such an
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