TNAG-2155-FCO40-3075-United-Nations-convention-against-Torture-and-Other-Cruel--I-1990 — Page 25

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043027 MDLOAN 3093

3

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELNO 202

OF 26150OZ APRIL 90

Аксаж

2441/5

30

1990

INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG

@

YOUR TELNO 1355: UN CONVENTION ON TORTURE

For 30/4

1. WE AGREE WITH YOUR PROPOSAL, WHICH WOULD MEAN, WE UNDERSTAND, INTRODUCTION OF THE TORTURE BILL TO LEGCO IN LATE JUNE.

2.

IT MAY INDEED BE USEFUL TO US TO BE ABLE TO DRAW A PARALLEL BETWEEN IMPLEMENTATION IN HONG KONG LEGISLATION OF THE TORTURE CONVENTION, WHICH THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY, AND IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE BILL OF RIGHTS OF THE ICCPR WHICH LIKEWISE THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED IN THE JD AND BASIC LAW SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY.

HURD

YYYY

MAIN

69

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

.(RESTRICTED>

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

PUSD

DISTRIBUTION

72

NEWS D

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

ADDITIONAL

3

MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS

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MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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