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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 169: LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENT TO COURT DECISIONS ON BOR RELATED CASES
1. ON THE INFORMATION WHICH YOU HAVE SENT US, WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR PROCEEDING AS YOU PROPOSE TO CONSULT EXCO ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE AND THE ACETYLATING SUBSTANCES (CONTROL) BILL AND, IF THEY AGREE, TO PUT THE AMENDMENT BILLS TO LEGCO WITHOUT PRIOR BRIEFING OF THE CHINESE.
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WE WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW IN DUE COURSE YOUR LEGAL ADVISERS VIEWS AS TO HOW SOME OF THE PRESUMPTIONS WHICH WILL REMAIN IN THE DRUGS ORDINANCE WILL REMAIN COMPATIBLE WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
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