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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1989

14TH JLG MEETING TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH

THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY)

JOINT SINO-BRITISH

LIAISON GROUP THAT THE 14TH MEETING OF THE

HONG KONG WILL TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG FROM DECEMBER 5 TO 8.

THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY THE SENIOR

REPRESENTATIVE,

ON

MR

ANTHONY GALSWORTHY.

THE OTHER MEMBERS

THE OF

BRITISH TEAM WILL BE MR

BARRIE

OF

WIGGHAM (SECRETARY, GENERAL DUTIES, HONG KONG), MR ALAN PAUL (HEAD

MR WILLIAM EHRMAN (POLITICAL HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO),

ADVISER,

(COUNSELLOR, MARTIN

OFFICE OF THE BRITISH HONG KONG) AND MR DOUG SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP, HONG KONG).

THE FOLLOWING

RETIREMENT

MR

OF THE FCO ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT DONALD LIAO, THE SECRETARY FOR HON AFFAIRS, AT THE END OF THIS MONTH,

ON THE SINO-BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE

JOINT LIAISON HIS POSITION AS

SECRETARY FOR GENERAL GROUP WILL BE TAKEN BY MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, THE DUTIES.

MR WIGGHAM WILL HOLD THIS POSITION UNTIL HE TAKES UP OF SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE AT THE END OF MARCH 1990, MICHAEL SUEN WILL SUCCEED HIM.

THE POST WHEN MR

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GOVT COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING RULE OF LAW

OF LAW,

THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE RULE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR JEREMY MATHEWS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

COUNCIL,

IN A LUNCHEON ADDRESS TO THE HONG KONG LIFE INSURANCE MR MATHEWS SAID THAT TO THIS END IT WAS PROPOSED TO INTRODUCE INTO THE LAWS OF HONG KONG A BILL OF RIGHTS.

"THIS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RULE OF LAW AND FURTHER PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS.

"THE RULE OF LAW HAS FOR MANY YEARS BEEN ONE WHICH OUR PROSPERITY AND STABILITY HAS BEEN GUARANTEED.

OF THE PRINCIPLES

OF THE WAYS IN

FREEDOMS "WE ARE JEALOUS OF OUR PREVENT ANY RESTRICTIONS UPON THEM.

AND ESPECIALLY VIGILANT

ΤΟ

"THE RULE OF LAW PROVIDES US WITH A POWERFUL WEAPON TO MR OUR LIBERTIES; WE MUST NOT WAVER IN OUR COMMITMENT TO IT, SAID.

PROTECT

It

MATHEWS

/THE ATTORNEY