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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
HKA 440/1
TO TELELETTER F CO
TELELETTER SCR 1/511/87
OF 250745Z MAY 92
TO:
FROM:
CONFIDENTIAL
2715
B.U
&AM
by JUNE 192 Voted
E.W
✓ec. Miss Brooks,
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035551
MDTTAN 9480
Legal Counsellor
spoke to Mr Shannon on 2715 who reiterated that they und like a copy of finprinted Order, asap and a telegram confirming that the PC have accepted the Order (to reach them by 616, as 5/6 is a prise c holiday in HK). I relayed
Miss Brooks' concerns about HK's defensin line prior to 4 June (cf para 4, rodletter of 2215). They will amend. it. J. M. SHANNON, SECURITY BRANCH, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
M. V. STONE ESQ., HKD, FCO
FILE REF:
SCR 1/511/87
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1989: DRAFT ORDER
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Bet
27/5
(Mr Shannon also mentioned that there was a
possibility
that Martin hee might raise this subject with But Goodlad on 28/5 -re whether Bill of Rights applies to it- Mr Shannon has prepared a brief
for Mi
Govt Mse.)
FURTHER TO MY TELELETTER OF 221110Z MAY 92, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD FAX ME A COPY OF THE FINAL PRINTED VERSION OF THE DRAFT ORDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THIS WEEK, SO THAT (A) OUR LAWYERS CAN GIVE IT A FINAL CHECK AND (B) THAT IT CAN BE PREPARED FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE EXCO INFORMATION NOTE FOR THE EXCO MEETING OF 9 JUNE (NOT/NOT 8 JUNE, AS WRONGLY MENTIONED IN MY TELELETTER).
2. AS REGARDS THE EXCO MEETING WE WILL PREPARE THE INFORMATION NOTE IN ADVANCE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL MEETING AND SEND THE NOTE TO COUNCILS DIVISION ON MONDAY 1 JUNE, WHERE IT WILL THEN BE HELD UNTIL I CONFIRM WITH THEM THAT THE PRIVY COUNCIL HAVE CONSIDERED AND ACCEPTED THE ORDER ON 4 JUNE. IT IS THEREFORE CRUCIAL THAT YOU TELEGRAPH ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ORDER IS MADE ON 4 JUNE, SO THAT COUNCILS DIVISION CAN DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION NOTE TO EXCO MEMBERS ON MONDAY 8 JUNE, FOR THE TUESDAY 9 JUNE MEETING.
3. ALSO COULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME WHEN WE ARE LIKELY TO GET THE PRINTED ORDER AS MADE, SO THAT I CAN PLUS FOR ITS GAZETTING HERE.
4.
I APOLOGISE FOR THE GARBLING OF DATES/DAYS OF THE WEEK IN MY
EARLIER TELELETTER.
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SIGNED:
J. M. SHANNON
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