TNAG-1355-FCO40-1796-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 39

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HOWE

7

CONFIDENTIAL

:

17019 - 1

ANNOUNCED. IT COULD BE POINTED OUT THAT THE MUZZLING OF

FREE SPEECH ON AN ISSUE OF SUCH CONCERN TO HONG KONG

PEOPLE WOULD BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, THAT THE MOTION HAD IN

ANY CASE BEEN PROPOSED BY A BLDC MEMBER, BUT THE HKG

WOULD MAKE CLEAR DURING THE DEBATE ITS VIEW THAT THE

DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW WAS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE

GOVERNMENT.

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH D (FE)

D/HD PUSD

MR WILSON

CONFIDENTIAL

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