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HKB 012/3
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
6 MAY 1993
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FM FCO
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 419
OF 041712Z MAY 93
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING, WASHINGTON, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
WASHINGTON PLEASE PASS COPY TO GOVERNOR VISITING
YOUR TELNO 679: LEGCO DEBATE ON MEN
1.
2.
We agree with the line proposed in para 3 of TUR.
We hope the UDHK will resist the temptation to rise to the bait and will not, as they did last year, put forward an amendment to the motion proposing that an appeal be made to the PRC to improve its human rights record. The overwhelming vote in favour of the motion and the defeat of their amendment last year, the sensitive discussions with the Chinese on the 1994/95 elections, the change of Administration in Washington and the Line which the Governor has been taking on his current US visit are all reasons why they should not grandstand on this issue this
year.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
63
HKD
PUSD
FED
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
ADDITIONAL
7
DISTRIBUTION
70
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE
CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF //MR SIBSON
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