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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
MY TELNO 1147: ICCPR: UK AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES THIRD PERIODIC REPORT
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I MENTIONED TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE IN LONDON AT THE END OF LAST MONTH THAT WE HAD BEEN GIVING FURTHER THOUGHT TO REPRESENTATION FROM HONG KONG WHEN THIS REPORT IS PRESENTED. HONG KONG LAWYER SHOULD IN OUR VIEW CERTAINLY BE PRESENT, AS BEFORE. BUT WE THINK IT WOULD ALSO BE DESIRABLE TO HAVE A POLICY OFFICIAL TO DEFEND POLICY ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG. SUCH A PERSON WOULD CERTAINLY BE BEST PLACED TO SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT, AND WE WOULD IN ANY CASE WANT TO STRESS THAT HKG HAS RESPONSIBILITY IN THE AREA OF IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG, NOT HMG.
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