TNAG-2174-FCO40-3111-Hong-Kong-Bill-of-Rights-1990 — Page 178

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FM HONG KONG

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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 17 TO UKREP JLG BILL OF RIGHTS : CHINESE LANGUAGE TEXT

1. YOU RAISED IN PARA 7 OF TUR THE QUESTION OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEXT OF THE BILL. WE CAN CONFIRM THAT IN ALL CASES BUT ONE, THE DIVERGENCES FROM THE UN ICCPR STRICTLY MIRROR THE DIVERGENCES IN THE ENGLISH TEXT.

2. THE SINGLE EXCEPTION IS IN ARTICLE 10 (ICCPR ARTICLE 14.1, LAST LINE) WHERE ON CHARACTER USED IN THE ICCPR TEXT IS NOW OBSOLETE, AND SO HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER CHARACTER WITH IDENTICAL MEANING (THE VERB ''TO BE''). WE DO NOT THINK THAT THIS COULD CAUSE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THE CHINESE.

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