CONFIDENTIAL
HKC241/3
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 588
OF 26180OZ MARCH 91
INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 876: COMMENCEMENT DATES FOR AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. WE OWE YOU A REPLY TO PARA 10 OF TUR.
2.
WE AGREE THAT WE SHOULD BUILD INTO OUR AMENDMENTS THE FLEXIBILITY TO BRING INTO EFFECT THOSE THAT DEAL WITH ALL THE NON BILL OF RIGHTS MATTERS IN ADVANCE OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROVISIONS. WE INTEND TO DO THIS BY HAVING TWO SETS OF AMENDINGS LETTERS PATENT CAND ONE OF AMENDING ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS) ONE COVERING THE BILL OF RIGHTS POINTS AND ONE COVERING THE REMAINING POINTS. BOTH WILL BE PUT TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL ON 16 APRIL AND BOTH WILL CONTAIN A CLAUSE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE LETTERS WILL COME INTO OPERATION UPON THE DAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE GAZETTE. THIS WILL LEAVE IT OPEN TO YOU TO GAZETTE THE TWO SETS OF AMENDMENTS ON SEPARATE DAYS AS NECESSARY.
3. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE CONTENT WITH THIS
APPROACH.
HURD
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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
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