TNAG-1365-FCO40-1811-Hong-Kong-Legislative-Council-(Powers-and-Privileges)-Bill-1-1985 — Page 6

GRS 250

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DESKBY 2504552

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FM HONG KONG 250455Z JUK 05

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM WUMBER 1255 OF 25 JUNE

FOR RESIDENT CLERK.

YOUR TELNO 888 - LECCO (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) BILL.

FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF PRESS STATEMENT AND ANSWERS TO POSSIBLE

QUESTIONS WHICH WE INTEND TO ISSUE AT 2509002.

BEGINS.

FOLLOWING A CALL HADE BY MR. JOHN MORRIS MP ON MR. LUCE, THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOO, IN LONDON YESTERDAY ON THE

SUBJECT OF THE LEGCO (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) BILL, A MESSAGE HAS BEEN CONVEYED TO THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION, THE LAW

SOCIETY AND JUSTICE THAT IF THEY WISH TO CALL ON THE CHIEF

SECRETARY TODAY HE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THEM.

QUESTION: DID NOT MR. LUCE ASK THE GOVERNOR TO RECEIVE THEM

PERSONALLY?

ANSWER:

adv

QUESTION: DID MR. LUCE ASK THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW MORE

TIME FOR CONSULTATION BEFORE THE NEXT STAGE?

ANSWER:

NO. (MR. LUCE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE BILL IS NOW WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.)

ENDS.

2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CLEAR TEXT WITH MR. LUCE, AND LET US KNOW IF HE AGREES IT DESKBY 25030OZ.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HKD.

Ps

PS/MR LUCE

SIR.N. HARDING

DR WILSON,

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