TNAG-2054-FCO40-2932-Political-activism-accusations-of-subversion-in-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 43

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Security Branch, 6/F,

布政司署

香港下亞厘畢道

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD HONG KONG

pis pub

本署檔號 Our Ref.:

(19) in SCR 5/1036/90.

(TS 15/90)

來函檔號 Your Ref.:

Pa.

lilg

M.V. Stone Esq.,

Hong Kong Department,

Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

Wing to me. 700 14/6

4 June 1990. GF GF 1816.

HKBOGO /

„EIVED IN REGISTRY

18 JUN 1990

EL MC,

Goddess of Democracy

DESK

NDEA

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I write further to your telegram 921 of 4 May 1990

in respect of the above.

Whilst this is hopefully now a matter of academic interest, I thought you might wish to know that our legal advisers have advised that although we are obliged to permit innocent passage through Hong Kong waters, passage is only innocent so long as it is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of Hong Kong. It is their view that permitting the vessel to enter Hong Kong waters while on passage from Singapore to Taiwan might well have been prejudicial to the peace, good order and security of Hong Kong.

It would be helpful for future reference to have

your legal advisers views on this issue.

You

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(Ian Wotherspoon),

for Secretary for Security.

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