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140532 MDLOAN 5282
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1599
OF 301745Z AUGUST 90
HKB 380/
T
05 SEP 1990
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
TOP COPY Q DIST?
PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
A1
OUR TELNO 1594: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
1. ON FURTHER REFLECTION, THE DEFENSIVE LINE IN TUR SHOULD BE AMENDED TO AVOID ANY IMPLICATIONS THAT IN HONG KONG, WHICH ENJOYS AUTONOMY IN MANY AREAS OF GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNOR IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW UK LEGISLATION AND PRACTICE AS A MATTER COURSE. YOUR SHOULD THEREFORE NOT/NOT USE POINT (IV).
2. POINT (V) MIGHT ALSO BE IMPROVED SLIGHTLY BY REPHRASING QUOTE .... THERE WOULD BE SEVERE CRITICISM IN PARLIAMENT IF THE DEATH PENALTY WERE EVER CARRIED OUT IN A DT UNQUOTE. THE POINT HERE IS THAT CRITICISM WOULD BE DIRECTED AT HONG KONG AS WELL AS HMG.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
HKD
WIAD
UND
PLANNERS
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DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
MR BEAMISH
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