CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1849
OF 13070OZ JUNE 90
CONFIDENTIAL
HKD 241
19 JUN 1990
15¢
031030
MDHIAN 4538
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG BTC HONG KONG
(145)
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YRTELNOS 1102 AND 1105: BILL OF RIGHTS: THE CHINESE
1 DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE REQUESTED IN PARA 2 OF TUR IS CONTAINED IN MIPT. IT HAS BEEN PREPARED BY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, TO WHICH WE AGREE.
2. GIVEN THE VERY SHORT TIME BETWEEN CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY EXCO OF THE BILL (WHICH MAY BE 10 OR 17 JULY) AND ITS INTRODUCTION INTO LEGCO ON 25 JULY, WE FEEL THAT THERE IS ADVANTAGE IN BRIEFING THE CHINESE INFORMALLY ON THE OUTCOME OF THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE
AND SIGNALLING THE CHANGES WE ARE CONTEMPLATING TO MAKE TO THE BILL AT AN EARLY DATE, SAY WHEN GALSWORTHY SEES GUO ABOUT THE BILL NEXT WEEK. WE MAY ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE CHINESE ON OUR REVIEW OF EXISTING LEGISLATION VIS-A-VIS THE BILL. AFTER THE BILL IS APPROVED BY EXCO BUT BEFORE PUBLICATION IN THE GAZETTE AND INTRODUCTION IN LEGCO, WE WILL HAND OVER A COPY TO THE CHINESE BOTH
IN PEKING AND HONG KONG.
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