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FROM: K A M Saunders
Hong Kong Department DATE: 22 October 1993
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Mr Ricketts
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PS/Mr Goodlad
Minister
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MR GOODLAD'S MEETING WITH MR HOWARD YOUNG FOR DRINKS AT LORD
NORTH STREET, 25 OCTOBER 1993, 1800
1.
2.
I submit a short background briefing note for this meeting.
Mr Young represents the Tourism Functional Constituency in
LegCo. He is a member of Mr Allen Lee's Liberal Party, and has
good contacts with the Chinese.
3.
In addition to a general talk about where we stand in our
negotiations with China on election arrangements, it is possible
that Mr Young might raise the case of two Hong Kong prisoners currently held in Manila. Mr Goodlad might like to be reminded
of the background to this.
4. Au Wing Cheung and Wong Cheun Ming, two Hong Kong citizens,
have been held in prison in Manila since 7 September 1991 when
they were arrested at the airport for possession of drugs. They
were subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment on 29 November
1991. They filed an application for judicial review but while
this was in progress, the courthouse caught fire (on 18 January
1992) and all the records were destroyed. The review finally
took place on 24 March 1993 but no decision has yet been taken. Our Embassy in Manila, as well as lawyers acting on behalf of
Mr Au and Mr Wong, have been following up the matter.
Mr Young has raised these cases with Mr Goodlad on several occasions, the last time being on 31 May. Mr Young is fully
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