TNAG-1366-FCO40-1812-Hong-Kong-Legislative-Council-(Powers-and-Privileges)-Bill-1-1985 — Page 71

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FM FCO 261835Z JUN 85

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 905 OF 26 JUNE

FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY

65 YOUR TELNO 1284: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES)

BILL 1985

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MINISTERS HAVE ASKED WHETHER THERE ARE ANY OTHER LEGISLATIVE

MEASURES IN THE PIPELINE FOR THE CURRENT LEGCO SESSION WHICH

MIGHT AROUSE THE SORT OF CONTROVERSY THAT THIS BILL HAS DONE.

WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION LIKELY TO BE

BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, BUT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR

YOUR ADVICE ON THIS.

2. WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE DATE ON WHICH THE

CURRENT LEGCO SESSION IS LIKELY TO END.

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