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CUVININU

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

Telephone 01-270-265

Chanceries:

Bonn

The Hague Brussels

UKMIS Geneva

Your reference

Our reference HKD 301/1

Date

14 April 1987

121

Dear

Chancery.

HONG KONG: PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE

1. You may perhaps have seen, or have received enquiries regarding, local press reports about new legislation in Hong Kong on publications and the freedom of the press.

2. In response to any local enquiries you should draw on the text 52) of para 2 of FCO telno 853, supplemented as necessary by the defensive

material and background in Hong Kong telno 232 (copies of both telegrams attached).

(52)

(26)

Yon Linke, Clate labe

CE Leeks

Hong Kong Department

REC'

ING

الراحة

ISTRY

15 APR 1987

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