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MDLOAN 8354
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1150
OF 18113OZ JUNE 90
HKD241
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DESK
INDEX
INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
119 JUN 1990
REGISTE
Action Pasur
&
BAR
for 1910
YOUR TELNO 1734: AMENDMENTS TO THE LETTERS PATENT
WE ARE CONSULTING LEGAL ADVISERS ON THE DRAFT REFERRED TO IN TUR AND WILL REVERT ASAP.
1.
2.
AS YOU WILL RECALL, WE INTEND TO SUBMIT AMENDMENTS CONCERNING CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES TO LEGCO TOGETHER WITH AMENDMENTS CONCERNING THE BILL OF RIGHTS. WE SEE NO DIFFICULTY WITH DOING THE LATTER BEFORE THE BILL OF RIGHTS ITSELF HAS BEEN ENACTED. THE LAST MEETING OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL BEFORE THE RECESS IS 24 JULY AND PAPERS MUST REACH THEM BY 18 JULY. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON PARAGRAPH 8 OF MY TELNO 1043 AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
HURD
131
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
60
MAIN
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
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