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Hong Kong Department
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Private Secretary
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Mr McLaren
15 MAY 198
HONG KONG: PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE
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Following receipt of a telex from Mr Derek Davies, Editor of
the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dr John Gilbert MP has written to
the Secretary of State about the Public Order (Amendment) Ordinance.
Recommendation
2.
I recommend that the Secretary of State reply on the lines of
the attached draft.
B
Background
3.
The Secretary of State is aware of the background to the
controversy over this Ordinance, which was summarised in Mr Layden's
submission of 17 March. Mr Davies' telex and, for the most part, Dr
Gilbert's letter are similar to previous representations on this
subject and the draft reply is on standard lines. Dr Gilbert has
however specifically asked about the letter sent to Mr Martin Lee by members of the Registrar General's Department of the Hong Kong Government. The draft reply covers this point.
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