CONFIDENTIAL
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1164423
MDHOAN 2805
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1382
OF 191545Z JULY 90
HKD241
KREE UL
25 JUL 1990
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 2258 BILL OF RIGHTS: AMENDMENT TO LETTERS PATENT
1.
PARA 1
-
AGREED. PARA 2
-
NOTED.
2.
ON YOUR PARA 3, WE SEE NO DIFFICULTY IN GIVING AN OUTLINE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WHEN THE BILL IS INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO. FOR REASONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROPRIETY, WE SHOULD AVOID SAYING THAT WE PROPOSE TO AMEND THE LETTERS PATENT: THE FORMULA TO BE USED IS QUOTE WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE LETTERS PATENT BE AMENDED
UNQUOTE.
HURD
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DISTRIBUTION
61
ΜΑΙΝ
58
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RAD (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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