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FM FCO 101700Z JUL 85

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 995 OF 11 JULY

YOUR TELNO 1367: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES)

BILL

1. THE BAG CONTAINING THE ASSENTED COPY OF THE ORDINANCE AND

THE LEGAL REPORT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED IN THE FCO. WE SHALL

THEREFORE BE UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT POWER OF DISALLOWANCE WILL

NOT BE EXERCISED IN TIME FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE PUBLISHED IN

THE GAZETTE ON 12 JULY.

2.

THE PROCESS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S

AGREEMENT NOT TO EXERCISE HIS POWER OF DISALLOWANCE INVOLVES

SEVERAL STAGES. WE SHALL COMPLETE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER

WE RECEIVE THE ORDINANCE AND WOULD HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ADVISE YOU

OF COMPLETION IN GOOD TIME FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE PUBLISHED

IN THE GAZETTE ON 19 JULY.

HOWE

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DISTRIBUTION

LIMITED

HKD

LEGAL ADVISERS

HKK 011/12

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

12 JUL 1985

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