CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 21
OF 0318OOZ JANUARY 90
CONFIDENTIAL
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REGISTRY Action Takeri
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JL HONG KONG
WHKD241/2 (89)
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
MY TELNO 2561: HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS
1. MINISTERS SEE SOME ATTRACTION IN PUBLISHING THE WHITE BILL
DURING THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG.
2.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS PARTICULARLY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF
THIS (YOUR TELNO 4223 INDICATED THAT YOU PLAN TO PUBLISH ON
12 JANUARY) AND ON THE LIKELY PUBLIC REACTION. WE IMAGINE THAT WHILE THE BILL WILL HAVE AN OVERALL POSITIVE IMPACT, THERE WILL
BE CRITICISM FROM SOME SECTORS THAT IT DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH IN
ENTRENCHING BASIC RIGHTS IN HONG KONG LAW.
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LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN