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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

HEAD OF

Please submit:

HKD

a draft answer and background

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before NOON 25/7/90

DATE TABLED:

23/7/90

WHITE O.P. DATE

FOR

26/7/90

QUESTION

SERIAL NO:

3017

PRIORITY

WRITTEN ANSWER ON

26/7/90

W

AG

MR. CLIVE SOLEY I HAMMERSMITH]

To ask the Secretary of State:

whether the proposed Bill of Rights for Hong Kong will entail the repeal of the Summary Offences Ordinance or any part of it.

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IN RUCUTTRY

3 1 JUL 1990

TO PS/

THE EARL (Minister)

FOR ANSWER BY

me

LENNOX - BOYD

of

CAITHNESS

ANSWER

for approval by

NOON 26 JUL 1990

PQs

Reply

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PS/ Me LENNEX-BOYD

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

(Minister)

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Existing legislation in Hong Kong, including the Summary Offences Ordinance, is being reviewed, so that provisions which may be in conflict with the proposed Bill of Rights can be appropriately amended:

prope

ensure

that all

provisions are in line with the

proposed Bill of Rights

об

Agreed Hour Cour

(PS) hard Caithnes)

24/7

Authorised

R.fand

(Head of Dept)