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PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 481

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

14 JUNE 1969

ADDRESSED F C O TELNO 481 OF 14 JUNE R FI PEKING

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

A FURTHER REVIEW OF EMERGENCY LEGISLATION STILL IN FORCE HAS

BEEN CARRIED OUT. AT THE PRESENT TIME ONLY THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

OF THE EMERGENCY (PRINCIPAL) REGULATIONS REMAIN IN FORCE:

REGULATIONS 2,3,4,25, 29(1), 38,31,37,49,66,85,96,188A, 10903,

118,113, 131, AND 136. THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL OF THESE ARE

REGULATIONS 29(1),30,31 AND 43 WHICH RELATE TO THE DETENTION

OF PERSONS UNDER AN ORDER MADE BY THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE THAT NO PERSONS ARE NOW DETAINED UNDER

REGULATION 31.

3.

I INTEND TO TAKE ACTION ON THE ABOVE AS FOLLOWS:-

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(A) REGULATIONS 29(1), 30, 31 AND 40 WILL BE DISCONTINUED BY

AN ORDER TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON FRIDAY,

20TH JUNE. AN EXAMINATION TO SEE WHETHER IN DUE COURSE ANY

AMENDMENT OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THESE REGULATIONS SHOULD BE MADE,

AND IF SO AT WHAT STAGE IT SHOULD BE ENACTED, IS IN HAND..

(B) REGULATIONS 66 AND 110 WILL BE SIMILARLY DEALT WITH AT THE

SAME TIME-

RECEIVED IN R GETRY No.51

1146. JUIN 1969

HILKL14/20

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