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FROM: A R Paul

• MAI 1990

24 MAY 1990

Hong Kong Department

DATE: 24 May 1990

Separate miniure. Tel

cc: Mr McLaren

Special Advisers (2)

Mr Fifoot, Legal Advisers

Mr Davies, FED

Ms Evans, UND

Mr Walker, RAD

3/5.

Mr Whitehead, News Department

to be issued from the dept, whe

HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS

amended, please.

PROBLEM

3015

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1.

Ministers are asked to take a view on important points of policy arising from the draft Bill of Rights for Hong Kong (text attached). These include points raised by the OMELCO Ad Hoc Group on 9 May B (Hong Kong telno 1583).

RECOMMENDATIONS

2.

These are as follows:

(a) Hong Kong have included in the Bill a definition of

national security for the purposes of the Bill which "includes the security of Hong Kong". This is a prudent provision.

that it be retained.

I recommend

(b) A decision is required on whether, and if so how, to

reflect Article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and

Political Rights (ICCPR) dealing with derogations from the Covenant

in times of public emergencies. I recommend that we propose to Hong

TOMAVB (1)

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