TNAG-1208-FCO40-1511-Compulsory-acquisition-of-land-in-the-Kowloon-Walled-City-1982 — Page 52

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TELELETTER

FROM RJF HOARE, HKGD, FCO

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DATED 3 AUGUST 1982

FOLLOWING FOR RP MARGOLIS ESQ, ACTING POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG

HONG KONG

LAND IN THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 23 JULY. WE WOULD LIKE TO

CONSIDER THE LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED AT GREATER LENGTH, AND SHALL

COMMENT ON THESE SHORTLY. FROM THE POLITICAL POINT OF VIEW,

HOWEVER, WE ARE VERY FIRMLY OF THE OPINION THAT TO INTRODUCE

LEGISLATION AFFECTING SUCH A POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE SUBJECT AS THE

WALLED CITY AT SUCH A DELICATE TIME WOULD BE EXTREMELY UNWISE.

2. WE REALISE THAT LEGCO HAS ALREADY GONE INTO RECESS, AND THAT

YOU MAY ANYWAY BE CONSIDERING THE LEGISLATION PROPOSED IN PARA-

GRAPH (D) OF YOUR LETTER IN THE LONGER TERM. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL,

HOWEVER, FOR CONFIRMATION THAT NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN FOR THE TIME

BEING TO DRAFT ANY SUCH LEGISLATION, AT LEAST UNTIL AFTER THE

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.

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