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Miss Saußter 2011
Miss Brooks
SB
Legal Adviser
p.a.
TCCPR
Copy Efectors
FROM:
PF Ricketts.
Hong Kong Department
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DATE:
18 January RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 1 JAN 1993
CC:
Mr Hum Mr Wye, RANDEX
DESK OFFICER
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REGISTRY Action Taken
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minte to Mr Chamberlein below. You will be receiving
cerring the joint views of 4 legal adusers!
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HONG KONG: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ONE MAN ONE VOTE
1.
You will have seen from Hong Kong Telno 73 (further copy attached) that the Governor directed during the meeting of EXCO on 15 January that a legal view be sought from the FCO on one point discussed at that meeting. This is the question of whether it would be incompatible with the UK's undertakings under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to move to a position where voters in Hong Kong had to choose whether to exercise their vote in a geographical or a functional constituency. I attach a note by Hong Kong's Attorney General, and a separate opinion by Mr David Edwards,
2. I would be grateful for your views, in a form which can be transmitted to the Governor in Hong Kong.
Pilichath
PF Ricketts
Mr Chamberlain Deputy hepal Adviser
on
we spoke. You suggested that because Mr Edwards mentioned on leave
absence
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& you a view on it. Ms Barrett tells
c.
Mr Ricketts HKD
you would take this
this matter a you have already reached me that she & Mr Myel Poker have previously minuted on this - Mr Ponker may well know of reterone ECHR corses & ICCPR background. Please let
world like to discuss this
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me know when
you
the papers meamitile.
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