TNAG-2172-FCO40-3109-Hong-Kong-Bill-of-Rights-1990 — Page 44

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 331

OF 250845Z JANUARY 90

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070112 MDLIAN 4537

CONFIDENTIAL

HKD241

RECEIVE IN REGISTRY

20 FEB 1990

DISTRIBU CON AN ENDED 31ST JANUARY)

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HONG KONG TELNO 245: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON 23 JANUARY 1990, THE COUNCIL ADVISED AND THE GOVERNOR ORDERED THAT

(A) THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND THE STAMP DUTY CAMENDMENT) BILL 1990 SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL:

(B) IN DISCUSSING THE MEMORANDUM ON THE JOINT FUNDING SCHEME FOR HK STUDENTS IN BRITAIN, THE POSSIBILITY OF HMG AND HKG INCREASING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHEME, AT LEAST TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INFLATION, SHOULD BE EXPLORED IN DISCUSSION WITH HMG, WITH A RESUBMISSION TO THE COUNCIL ON THE WHOLE PACKAGE OF PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOINT FUNDING SCHEME IN DUE COURSE :

(C) THE GAS SAFETY BILL 1990 SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL :

(D) THE MEMORANDUM ON HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS BE RESUBMITTED IN DUE COURSE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION, THE PUBLIC LINE SHOULD BE THAT THIS WAS A COMPLEX ISSUE, WHICH REQUIRED FURTHER FULL AND DETAILED CONSIDERATION. ANY IMPRESSION THAT THE COUNCIL WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE STATUS OF BILL AS PRESENTLY DRAFTED SHOULD BE DISPELLED. BACKGROUND BRIEFINGS FOR THE MEDIA SHOULD BE ARRANGED.

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