TNAG-2005-FCO40-2853-Hong-Kong-political-parties-1990 — Page 59

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U USE ONLY

DATE TABLED:

24/7/90

WHITE O.P. DATE

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

HEAD OF

Please submit:

HKD

a draft answer and background

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before NOON 9/10/90

192

FOR

26/7/90

NON PRIORITY

WRITTEN ANSWER ON

15/10/90

QUESTION

SERIAL NO: 3049

me small avadment

(agred writt M/m2 bemorlay)

Ret. Tu

TO PS/

(M/undiartinus)

THE EARL OF CAITHNESS

(Minister)

L

MR DAVID WINNICK (WALSALL NORTH) [LA]

To ask the Secretary of State:

if he will make a statement on the decision to prosecute in Hong Kong the campaigners for democracy for using loud hailers without prior permission.

FOR ANSWER BY

MR. LENNOX-BOYD

ANSWER

HKB 011 15.

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON 10 OCT 1990

The cases in question are still sub judice pending

the hearing of an appeal lodged by the five

convicted persons.

The charges were brought under

PQs

Mo

Reply

GC B/10

Ry14/10 Miss Marsden W12/0

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PSMR. LENNOX-BOYD

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

Hong Kong laws and at the decision of the Hong Kong

is

Attorney General. It must be for the Hong Kong

Government to handle these cases in accordance with

Hong Kong law.

PJYARC

Authorised

ARPanc

(Head of Dept)