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Mr. James N. Arbuthnot, M.P.
House of Commons, London SW1.
as from:
70, St. Barnabas Rd., Woodford Green, Essex IG8 7DB.
2nd November, 1992.
Dear James,
in Hong Kong recently and have had meetings with several Legislative Councillors. There is one particular issue they have asked me to clarify on their behalf. I am therefore writing to you and
seek your advice on what is the best (and the most effective) way of drawing this issue to the attention of the Foreign office.
The issue is about the legal status of political parties in Hong Kong. At the moment, they are all registered as limited companies. There is no legislations in
in respect of the establishment and funding of political parties. Consequently, these groups are deprived of a status and the ability to raise funds as political parties have enjoyed in this country.
Whether Chris Patten will succeed or not in achieving the democratization of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, I think it is extremely important to enable bona fide political forces to survive first.
Secondly, I have met with several officials from the Chinese Embassy upon my return and they have all expressed very strong feelings against Chris Patten's proposal for Hong Kong. I just hope that this letter will add to the many other channels in feeding back to the Foreign Office on the issue.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Maus
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Thomas Chan
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