CONFIDENTIAL
HKD241/1
RECEIVED IN TELSTRY
20 FEB 1990
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MDHOAN 1189
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Action Taken
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO
TELNO 151
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
OF 15170OZ JANUARY 90
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HỒNG TUNG
DIST?
YOUR TELNOS 161 AND 177: BILL OF RIGHTS
1. WE SHALL BE TELEGRAPHING SHORTLY OUR LEGAL ADVISERS' VIEWS ON
THE ENTRENCHMENT ISSUE.
2.
MEANWHILE, WE HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THE BACKGROUND BRIEFING NOTES REFERRED TO IN FIRST TUR. WE ARE NOT SURE THAT PARA 4 OF THE NOTES IS STRICTLY ACCURATE. THE FIRST SENTENCE IS TRUE. BUT WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLONIAL LAWS VALIDITY ACT ENABLING THE HONG KONG LEGISLATURE TO ENTRENCH LEGISLATION LOCALLY. IF IT THEN DID SO, THE ENTRENCHMENT LEGISLATION WOULD NOT/NOT NECESSARILY LAPSE ALONG WITH UK LEGISLATION AFTER 1997. WITHOUT THE SECOND SENTENCE, THERE IS NOT MUCH OF A POINT TO MAKE. WE SUGGEST THAT PARA 4 SHOULD THEREFORE BE DELETED.
HURD
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
NNNN
MR FIFOOT HKD
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