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CONFIDENTIAL
HKD 241/1
RECEIVE
REGISTRY
20 FEB 1990
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
FM HONG KONG
TELNO 282
OF 22030OZ JANUARY 90
DESK OFFICE.
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Takan
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
YOUR TELNOS 170 AND 171: BILL OF RIGHTS
1. THE EXCO MEMORANDUM AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT BILL ARE BEING FAXED TO YOU TODAY. THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON 23 JANUARY.
2. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE PROPOSED CLAUSE 4 CONTAINED IN YOUR SECOND TUR MIGHT BE SEEN BY THE CHINESE AS A FETTER ON THE POWERS OF THE FUTURE SAR LEGISLATURE. FOR THIS REASON WE HAVE DECIDED INSTEAD TO PROPOSE THE INCLUSION OF THE INTERPRETATION CLAUSE, ATTACHED AT ANNEX A OF THE EXCO MEMORANDUM.
3. CLAUSE 3 OF THE BILL AND THE PROPOSED NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO THE INTERPRETATION OF SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENTS WOULD APPLY TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF UK LEGISLATION APPLIED TO HONG KONG, WHICH CAN NOW BE AMENDED OR REPEALED UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE HONG KONG ACT 1985 AND THE HONG KONG (LEGISLATIVE POWERS) ORDER 1989.
WILSON
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
62
ΜΑΙΝ
59
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE) PUSD
NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
MR MOSS
ADDITIONAL 3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV MS BARRETT LEGAL ADV
2222
MR
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