GPS 250
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2538
OF 071015Z AUGUST 86
CONFIDENTIAL
HONG KONG TELNO 2473: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Can you look out premions
solinin
+ send a shut
Hum
mimte na me & Mithun
summering later poste cfc. I thich we need not
chit before do sentin's depotuve, and..
At 7/8
A LONG PART 1 AGENDA BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK RESULTED IN A TWO-DAY MEETING ON 5-6 AUGUST.
2. DRAFT LEGISLATION TO CONTROL OBSCENE, VIOLENT, REPULSIVE AND INDECENT ARTICLES S TO BE PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND
COMMENT ON 15 AUGUST.
3. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF OCEAN PARK APE TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE JOCKEY CLUB TO AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY CORPORATION WITH
DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
4. A TEN-YEAR PROGRAMME TO CONTROL POLLUTION CAUSED BY ANIMAL WASTES WAS GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD. MEASURES INCLUDE BANNING OF LIVESTOCK-KEEPING IN URBAN AREAS INCLUDING THE NEW TOWNS AND STRINGENT CONTROL OF ANIMAL WASTE STORAGE AND TREATMENT IN OTHER AREAS.
5. THE COUNCIL AGPEED THAT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LEGISLATION SHOULD NOT (NOT) BE INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG. MORE PUBLICITY WILL INSTEAD PE GIVEN TO THE WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES.
6. THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE DRAFT CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES BUT DID NOT (NOT) PEACH AGREEMENT ON THE
TEXT.
7. THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IS ON 26 AUGUST.
AKERS-JONES
YYYY
HKK 301
KECE
INDE
2 AUG 1986
HMLNAN 0037
LIMITED
HKD
DR. WILSON.
CONFIDENTIAL