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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1368
OF 261545Z MAY 88
HRB 04da.
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HKGO LONDON
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DEBATE IN HOUSE OF LORDS FURTHER INDICATION OF
YOUR TELNOS 1986 AND 2021: BASIC LAW: IT WAS MOST HELPFUL TO HAVE THE MARTIN LEE'S PLANS CONTAINED IN FIRST TUR. WE WOULD OF COURSE BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW AS SOON AS IT IS CLEAR THAT HE WILL BE COMING TO LONDON. 2.
WE LOOK FORWARD WITH INTEREST TO SEEING LEE'S CRITIQUE OF THE BASIC LAW. HAVING SEEN IT, WE WOULD THEN NEED TO CONSIDER WHETHER, AND IF SO HOW, WE SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT THE LORDS GET A BALANCED AND REPRESENTATIVE PICUTRE OF HONG KONG OPINION. WE NOTE FROM SECOND TUR THE PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES YOU WOULD HAVE IN FINDING A SUITABLE CANDIDATE TO VISIT THE UK IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AS WELL AS YOUR PERCEPTIONS (WHICH WE OF COURSE SHARE) OF THE RISKS OF MISINTERPRETATION THAT SUCH A COURSE OF ACTION WOULD INVOLVE.
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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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