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FROM: A R Paul
• MAI 1990
24 MAY 1990
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 24 May 1990
Separate miniure. Tel
cc: Mr McLaren
Special Advisers (2)
Mr Fifoot, Legal Advisers
Mr Davies, FED
Ms Evans, UND
Mr Walker, RAD
3/5.
Mr Whitehead, News Department
to be issued from the dept, whe
HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS
amended, please.
PROBLEM
3015
Α
1.
Ministers are asked to take a view on important points of policy arising from the draft Bill of Rights for Hong Kong (text attached). These include points raised by the OMELCO Ad Hoc Group on 9 May B (Hong Kong telno 1583).
RECOMMENDATIONS
2.
These are as follows:
(a) Hong Kong have included in the Bill a definition of
national security for the purposes of the Bill which "includes the security of Hong Kong". This is a prudent provision.
that it be retained.
I recommend
(b) A decision is required on whether, and if so how, to
reflect Article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR) dealing with derogations from the Covenant
in times of public emergencies. I recommend that we propose to Hong
TOMAVB (1)
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