TNAG-1377-FCO40-1825-Future-of-Hong-Kong-legislation-Hong-Kong-Bill-1985 — Page 306

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7.

On publicity for the Bill I recommend that we:

a) authorise the Hong Kong Government to publish the text of the Bill and make it available to the Hong Kong press at the time of

publication in London;

b) make copies of the Bill available to the lobby conference upon publication;

c) issue a lobby note and a press notice at the same time.

is any

low level of interest in

I do not think that there is

any need to arrange a lobby briefing

in this case, given the relatively

Parliament in Hong Kong at the moment.

8.

and

We should give the Governor advance notice of what is proposed,

arrange for him to be informed very quickly of the

outcome of

Supplementary briefing on the above

the Legislation Committee.

points will be prepared for

Committee.

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Legislation

7 January 1985

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