TNAG-2176-FCO40-3113-Hong-Kong-Bill-of-Rights-1990 — Page 105

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MDHOAN 2805

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1382

OF 191545Z JULY 90

HKD241

KREE UL

25 JUL 1990

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 2258 BILL OF RIGHTS: AMENDMENT TO LETTERS PATENT

1.

PARA 1

-

AGREED. PARA 2

-

NOTED.

2.

ON YOUR PARA 3, WE SEE NO DIFFICULTY IN GIVING AN OUTLINE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WHEN THE BILL IS INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO. FOR REASONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROPRIETY, WE SHOULD AVOID SAYING THAT WE PROPOSE TO AMEND THE LETTERS PATENT: THE FORMULA TO BE USED IS QUOTE WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE LETTERS PATENT BE AMENDED

UNQUOTE.

HURD

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DISTRIBUTION

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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

.(RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RAD (FE)

PUSD

NEWS D

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

ADDITIONAL

3

MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS

MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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