CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 985
OF 16100OZ MAY 90
LHKD 241/1
REG
X
24 MAY 1990
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
113
122520
MDHOAN 8869
BILL OF RIGHTS: MEETING WITH THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP
1.
PARA 4 OF HONG KONG TELNO 1585 REFERS TO A HONG KONG STANDARD REPORT QUOTING A REPLY FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH TO THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP AS SAYING THAT ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE BASIC LAW AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY AMENDING THE BASIC LAW.
2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF THIS REPORT IS ACCURATE. SEEN FROM HERE, SUCH COMMENTS
SEEM LIKELY TO RENDER MORE DIFFICULT OF A TASK OF
CONVINCING THE CHINESE THAT THEY SHOULD DROP THEIR OBJECTIONS TO
THE BILL.
HURD
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
NNNW
1
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