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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

for ORAL

answer on.

Hong Kong By

The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary. Office through your Under-Secretary by

Nom Ned 3/12

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*La./Co. Mr. John Rankin (Glasgow, Govan):

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consultations he has had with the Government of Hong Kong in order to increase the rights of public assembly.

8th December 1969

Mr. Evan Luard,

We

have been consulted by the Governor in the

preparation of a draft Bill to amend the Public

Order Ordinance. One of the purposes of the Bill

is to ameliorate some provisions of the Ordinance

relating to the rights of public assembly.

Sen minské

17.4/12.