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Dr Wilson
PS/Mr Re
1 7 NOV 1986
A S'STHY
Action Taken
reissue
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In Jw" 11.
FROM: C O HUM, HKD
DATE: 14 November 1986
Cc: Mr Gillmore
Mr Masefield, FED
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HONG KONG: CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE
Problem
14/Ki
A
1.
Hong Kong have
proceed
with the
informed
us
that they
now
intend
to
repeal of the Control of Publications
Should we concur?
Consolidation Ordinance.
Recommendation
I recommend that we should tell Hong Kong that they may proceed with repeal.
2.
I submit a draft telegram.
Background
3.
The
Publications
Control of
of the Laws
(Chapter 268 of the
Consolidation Ordinance
of Hong Kong) was enacted in 1951
to provide the Hong Kong Government with sweeping powers
suppress
used
seditious
three only
legislation
as
archaic
and
These publications.
powers have been
times (in 1967):
the Hong Kong regard
have for
time some
been
contemplating repeal.
4.
B
C
In February this
Hong year
whether repeal might proceed.
11 February Mr Galsworthy summarised
In his submission
Kong
consulted us
on
of
the arguments for
and
against repeal, and recommended on balance that we should
allow Hong Kong to
accepted this
accordingly.
proceed as they proposed.
recommendation
and
Hong Kong were
Ministers
informed
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