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CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 040/2
FM HONG KONG 24072OZ JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 195 OF 24 JANUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY FROM HADDON-CAVE.
87
YOUR TELNO 140. HONG KONG BILL : COMMITTEE STAGE.
h.
THE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN YESTERDAY'S AND TODAY'S PRESS
AND ON RTHK THIS MORNING. THE INFERENCE HAS BEEN DRAWN THAT A
DELAY OF ONE WEEK IS LIKELY. THE MAIN SOURCE OF THIS SPECULATION
APPEARS TO BE RTHK'S CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON,
2. WE HAVE RECEIVED SEPARATE (YOUR TELNO 146) DETAILS OF THE AMENDMENTS SO FAR PUT DOWN AND ARE NOT SURPRISED AT ENOCH POWELL'S APPROACH.
3. WE HAVE SO FAR NOT SOUGHT UNOFFICIALS' VIEWS ON THE AMENDMENTS, BUT I WOULD WISH TO DO SO URGENTLY FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION TO YOU IF
MINISTERS DECIDE TO TAKE THE COMMITTEE/REPORT STAGES AND THIRD READING ON MONDAY.
4. WE ARE RECEIVING A NUMBER OF PRESS QUERIES ABOUT THIS AND THESE
WILL NO DOUBT INCREASE. AS IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO ARRANGE A SPECIAL
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 1 SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE AS TO THE TIMETABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HADDON-CAVE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER, CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST
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