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Dr Wilson

PS/Mr Re

1 7 NOV 1986

A S'STHY

Action Taken

reissue

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FROM: C O HUM, HKD

DATE: 14 November 1986

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Mr Masefield, FED

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HONG KONG: CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE

Problem

14/Ki

A

1.

Hong Kong have

proceed

with the

informed

us

that they

now

intend

to

repeal of the Control of Publications

Should we concur?

Consolidation Ordinance.

Recommendation

I recommend that we should tell Hong Kong that they may proceed with repeal.

2.

I submit a draft telegram.

Background

3.

The

Publications

Control of

of the Laws

(Chapter 268 of the

Consolidation Ordinance

of Hong Kong) was enacted in 1951

to provide the Hong Kong Government with sweeping powers

suppress

used

seditious

three only

legislation

as

archaic

and

These publications.

powers have been

times (in 1967):

the Hong Kong regard

have for

time some

been

contemplating repeal.

4.

B

C

In February this

Hong year

whether repeal might proceed.

11 February Mr Galsworthy summarised

In his submission

Kong

consulted us

on

of

the arguments for

and

against repeal, and recommended on balance that we should

allow Hong Kong to

accepted this

accordingly.

proceed as they proposed.

recommendation

and

Hong Kong were

Ministers

informed

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