Bowen Wells Esq MP
House of Commons
LONDON
SW1A OAA
entitled to disregard
also hair
haw relating
to the use of loud speakers and
Thank you for your letter of 14 August to
Lynda Chalker following up some points on civil liberties
in Hong Kong.
You may rest assured that neither we nor the Hong
Kong Government wish in any way to impede the development of democracy in Hong Kong. We took a substantial step forward in the process of democratisation by our decision
to introduce 18 directly elected seats in 1991. It is
crucial that these elections are a success. But this
does not mean that those campaigning or protesting about a particular point should be above the law.
As Francis Maude pointed out in his letter to you of
29 June, regulations to restrict the use of loudspeakers
and the collection of money are reasonable measures for
the protection of the public. The laws involved are long standing and widely understood and respected by the community in Hong Kong.e
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There are corresponding provisions in the United Kingdom laws: for example/the Control of Pollution Act
relating to noise - Land the Sheet Collections (Metropolitan Police (1974) contains similar provisions to the relevant laws
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&
the calution of money which are designed for
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