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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 966
OF 20070OZ MARCH 90
HKD 241.!!
GISTRY 30 MAR 1998
TREGISTRY
Action Taken
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
101511
MDHIAN 1979
Pf is considering
holding reply.
75
set
22/3
NH
YOUR TELNOS 473 AND 491 : BILL OF RIGHTS
1. WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING THE WORDING OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE LETTERS PATENT BASED ON ARTICLE 39 OF THE DRAFT BASIC LAW. THE
FOLLOWING HAS BEEN SUGGESTED:
''THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS CONFERRED BY THE HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE 1990 SHALL NOT BE RESTRICTED EXCEPT BY LAW, AND NO LAW SHALL RESTRICT THOSE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN A MANNER WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, AS APPLIED TO HONG KONG.
2. WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR EARLY COMMENTS.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
60
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
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