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FM HONG KONG 050450Z JUL 85

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1367 OF 5 JULY

FOR GALSWORTHY FROM ACTING GOVERNOR.

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HONG KONG TELNO 1287 : LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) ORDINANCE.

THE GOVERNOR ASSENTED TO THIS ORDINANCE ON 27 JUNE. THE ASSENTED COPY AND THE LEGAL REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED BY BAG ON 8 JULY. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD NOT WISH TO EXERCISE HIS POWERS OF DISALLOWANCE UNDER ARTICLE VIII OF THE LETTERS PATENT.

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