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tel to isme

minister

PS/Lord Caithness

/Lord

но

PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE

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FROM:

DATE:

A R Paul

Hong Kong Department

28 May 1991

Cc: Mr Burns

agree

ansevers

о

Tel No.

I have had

a

my question 1857 from HK as to why endence of not working etc..

this is necessary,

existing measures

/

1. Despite the strong reservations we expressed, Hong Kong propose to go ahead with their proposed amendments.

2. I consider this to be most unwise, for the reasons given

in the attached telegram. Mr Galsworthy spoke to me on the

telephone this morning, to stress that he too opposes the timing of the proposed amendments and that this view is

shared by some others in the Hong Kong Government.

B 3. Previous references are attached.

1-9

The new argument in para

2

of 1673 is not good enough. It does no

credit to HKG.

ARPame

s

A R Paul

Mr Cox Nm l Ms Major PM 3115.

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