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FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 345
OF 100844Z OCT 90
CONFIDENTIAL
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MDLIAN 7325
11 OCT 1990
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NK D241/1
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HONG KONG
330
YOUR TELNO 1867: JLG XVI: BILL OF RIGHTS: REFERENCE TO THE BASIC
LAW
1. HKG WILL BE REPLYING TO TUR, AND WE SHALL CONSULT WITH THEM.
3. WHAT WE DO NEED TO KNOW URGENTLY IS WHETHER A FORMULA WHICH STATED BALDLY THAT THE BILL OF RIGHTS WAS SUBJECT TO THE BASIC LAW WOULD REALLY BE LEGALLY DAMAGING. THERE IS OF COURSE NO GUARANTEE THAT EVEN SUCH A FORMULA WOULD SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH THE CHINESE, BUT IN OUR JUDGEMENT IT IS THE ONLY TYPE OF FORMULA WHICH STANDS ANY CHANCE. THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD FOCUS ON.
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