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M (90)9

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amended so as to entrench the

ICCPR up

to

1997.

The

amendment

should

follow

closely

the wording of

Article 39 of the draft Basic

Law;

(iii) the FCO proposal on the rule

of

construction clause should

not be pursued;

(iv) the requirement for an

Attorney

certificate

General's

should be dropped

in the light of paragraph (d)

below;

together with a commentary (at

(b)

the Bill

Annex A to

be

document

amendments

-

memorandum XCC (90)1) should

approved for issue as a consultation

subject to

the following

(i) inclusion of

a new Clause 3A

(Annex A to XCC (90)28) which

provides

enacted

that every Ordinance

subsequent

to the

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