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OF THAT CONVENTION HAVE HELD THAT A STATE'S OBLIGATIONS TO SECURE PARTICULAR RIGHTS ARE SATISFIED IF THOSE RIGHTS ARE SECURED BY UNWRITTEN LAW IE THE COMMON LAW. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE POSITION SHOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT AS REGARDS THE ICCPR UNQUOTE.
PARA 5, LINE 10: SUBSTITUTE FOR QUOTE CHILLED UNQUOTE THE FOLLOWING QUOTE SUCH AN EFFECT AS THE OPINION SUGGESTS AS RESPECTS UNQUOTE
PARA 6, LINE 3: DELETE THE WORD QUOTE CRIMINAL UNQUOTE
AND SUBSTITUTE QUOTE PROHIBITED IN A CRIMINAL STATUTE UNQUOTE PARA 7: IS THE PARENTHESIS QUOTE AFTER CONSULTING FCO UNQUOTE NECESSARY? SECONDLY, INSERT QUOTE FURTHER UNQUOTE AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE THIRD SENTENCE
PARA 8: SUBSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING
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QUOTE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON THE GENERAL ISSUE OF THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE PROPOSALS WITH ARTICLE 19 HAS BEEN SET OUT IN THE PAPER OF 24 JUNE 1987 AND IT IS NOT PROPOSED TO REPEAT THEM HERE. THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION HAS ALSO BEEN DEALT WITH PREVIOUSLY IN THE PAPER OF THE SAME DATE COMMENTING ON THE OPINION OF MR BARENDT UNQUOTE.
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