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CONFIDENTIAL

This

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It now seems highly probable that a critical motion

will be tabled by the opposition in the

the House of Lords.

emerged from discussion yesterday evening and this morning between Lord Mishcon and the Hong Kong Government Office: please see Mr Haye's letter to me of 2 May and Hong

Kong telno 420. Quite properly the Governor declined to

advise Lord Mishc on on his tactics. But his response

amounted in fact to quite a clear steer away from any action which would have the effect of delaying the passing

of the draft order.

But it seems

Mishcon will be deterred.

unlikely that Lord

Cotten

CO Hum

2 May 1986

Hong Kong Department

CONFIDENTIAL.