CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO,
TELNO 2677
CHKD241/1
OF 05120OZ SEPTEMBER-90.
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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG RĘKING
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OUR TELNO 2603 AND YRTELNO 1614: BILL OF RIGHTS (BOR)
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1. WE AGREE WITH PARA 2 OF YRTUR THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE BOR OF A
TITULAR OR PREAMBULAR NATURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FIRST BEFORE ANY SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS. OF THE THREE OPTIONS PUT FORWARD IN PARAS 2 AND 3 OF YRTUR, WE PREFER A COMBINATION OF THE LAST TWO, RESULTING IN A PREAMBLE WHICH READS:
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WHEREAS PROVISION IS MADE IN ARTICLE VII(3) OF THE HONG KONG
LETTERS PATENT 1917 TO 1990 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE LAWS OF HONG KONG OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS AS IT IS APPLIED TO HONG KONG,
AND WHEREAS THE SAID COVENANT INCLUDES AN UNDERTAKING TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ADOPT SUCH LEGISLATIVE OR OTHER MEASURES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE RIGHTS RECOGNISED IN IT.
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COMPARED TO THE TWO FORMULATIONS SET OUT IN PARAS 3 AND 4 OF OUR TUR, THIS FORMULATION HAS THE FURTHER ADVANTAGE THAT IT WOULD BE LESS LIKELY TO DRAW THE SORT OF CRITICISM ENVISAGED IN PARA 9 OF
OUR TUR.
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