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OCMIAN 9250

SECRET

OO PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

12134OZ APR

GRS 84

SECRET

FM FCO

TO DESKBY 120100Z HONG KONG

TELNO 652

OF 12134OZ APRIL 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 1066 AND PEKING TELNO 530: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT,

THE BASIC LAW, AND THE 1987 REVIEW

1.

WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE PAPER BEING SHOWN TO JUSTICE

SIMON LI ON THE BASIS DESCRIBED IN YOUR TUR. GRATEFUL IF IN DOING

SO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WOULD INDICATE THAT THE PAPER REPRESENTS

ONLY AN INFORMAL SUMMARY OF OUR PRESENT THINKING AND HAS NOT

(NOT) BEEN APPROVED BY MINISTERS.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH D (FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON

MR WILSON

Secret

HKKOII

RECEIVED IN ALGISTRY

INCEA

1 4 APR 1986

ASPICER

PA

HRY

HB 14/4.

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