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23.
On the positive side, some will perceive the
repeal of section 2 of the 1911 Act as making it more
difficult for the SAR Government under Chinese 'influence'
to revert to the more stringent previous measures,
complying with the Bill of Rights, and will therefore
support it.
PUBLICITY
24.
A press release will be issued and a spokesman
made available. The general line will be that this is
simply a consequential amendment arising from changes to
the UK Act.
(The Deputy Secretary for Security, Mr I. Wotherspoon, and
the Assistant Solicitor General, Mr P.J. Dykes, will attend
for this item.)
Security Branch
12 February 1991
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