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TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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HONG KONG TELNO 3521 OF 8 NOVEMBER 1991: THE UK/HK POLICY ACT 1991 (THE MCCONNELL BILL)
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THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR TOLD HKD ON 30 JANUARY THAT HE PLANS TO RAISE THE MCCONNELL BILL WHEN HE SEES LORD CAITHNESS ON 10 FEBRUARY. HE WILL WISH TO KNOW IF WE PLAN TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE BILL AS AN UNWARRANTED INTERFERENCE IN HONG KONG'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS. THERE IS THUS NO SIGN OF ANY LESSENING IN CHINESE NEURALGIA ABOUT THIS BILL (MOTIVATED IN PART BY THEIR BELIEF THAT MARTIN LEE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ITS GENESIS).
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TO ASSIST US IN BRIEFING, GRATEFUL FOR A READ-OUT OF THE BILL'S PROGRESS TO-DATE AND YOUR ASSESSMENT OF ITS PROSPECTS.
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