TNAG-1687-FCO40-2337-Hong-Kong-legislation-regarding-the-control-of-publications--1987 — Page 170

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PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL

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THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING TELEX FROM SIR EDWARD PICKERING, VICE CHAIRMAN, TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD, 200 GRAYS INN RD, LONDON:

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AT THE REQUEST OF LORD ARDWICK, CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE OF THE COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION, I AM SENDING YOU A COPY OF A MESSAGE THAT WAS SENT TODAY TO THE ACTING GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.

THIS IS A MATTER THAT IS CAUSING ANXIETY AMONG A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR MEMBERS INSIDE THE COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION.

TO:

FROM:

HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, ACTING GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG

LORD ARDWICK, CHAIRMAN, PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE, COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION

DATE: 13 MARCH 1987

THE COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION WHICH REPRESENTS 700 NEWSPAPERS AND AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH HAS READ WITH CONCERN SOME OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC ORDER AMENDMENT ACT.

WHILE APPRECIATING THE GOVERNMENT'S UNDERSTANDABLE WISH TO

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