CONFIDENTIAL
OCMIAN 1430
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
131600Z MAR
GRS 141
HKD 301
RECEIVED VE
16 MAR 1987
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 776
OF 131600Z MARCH 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
TOP COPY 30DIST ?
YOUR TELNO 1013 (NOT TO PEKING): PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL
1.
THANK YOU FOR THIS FURTHER REPORT. WE ARE REPEATING TUR ·
AND YOUR TELNO 998 TO PEKING FOR INFORMATION.
2.
ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOU WILL GIVE OR HAVE GIVEN YOUR
ASSENT TO THE BILL WE SHALL NEED TO CONSIDER HOW ANY FURTHER CAMPAIGN BY HKJA HERE (PARA 8 OF TUR) MIGHT BEST BE HANDLED. WE
SHALL ALSO NEED TO SUBMIT EARLY RECOMMENDATIONS TO MINISTERS.
3.
MEANWHILE, WE HAVE NOTICED A REFERENCE IN THE
INDEPENDENT'S REPORT OF 12 MARCH TO A CRITICAL EDITORIAL IN THE
TA KUNG PAO ON 11 MARCH. GRATEFUL FOR A SUMMARY OF THIS
EDITORIAL AND OF ANY OTHER CRITICAL REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE IN THE
HONG KONG PRO-COMMUNIST PRESS.
HOWE
OCMIAN 1430
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D. (FE)
DEP.HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
SIR. D. WILSON MR GILLMORE
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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