RESTRICTED FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1518
OF 101910Z AUGUST 90
144
RESTRICTED
052776
MDHOAN 4068
HKB 020126
-CEIVE
Y
14 AUG 1990
CER
INDEX
INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, GIBRALTAR, GRAND CAYMAN, GRAND TURK INFO IMMEDIATE HAMILTON, PLYMOUTH, TORTOLA
40
HONG KONG TELNO 2497: IRAQ/KUWAIT (UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS) (DEPENDENT TERRITORIES) ORDER 1990
IT
1. ORDER REFERRED TO IN PARA 1 OF TUR IS BEING FAXED TO YOU. DOES NOT REQUIRE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION IN HONG KONG. SCR 661 IS COVERED BY THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AND CONTROL OF GOLD ETC ORDERS WHICH APPLY DIRECTLY IN HONG KONG.
2. THE CURRENT WORDING FOLLOWS THE RHODESIAN PRECEDENT WHICH APPLIED IN HONG KONG. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR READING OF SECTION 692(1) OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894. ARTICLE 3 POWERS CAN BE EXERCISED BY ANY PERSON REFERRED TO IN THAT SECTION: IT SPECIFIES QUOTE ANY OFFICER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE UNQUOTE WHICH WE TAKE TO INCLUDE HONG KONG CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OFFICERS. SUCH AN OFFICER CAN BE ASSISTED OR ACCOMPANIED BY PERSONS UNDER HIS AUTHORITY.
3. YOUR PARA 4: THE ORDERS ARE WITH THE PRINTERS BUT THE FIRST PROOF HAS YET TO BE RECEIVED.
HURD
YYYY
MAIN
IRAQ/KUWAIT
LIMITED
280
ADDITIONAL 43
IRAQ/KUWAIT
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)
DISTRIBUTION
323
MED
$
f
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