TNAG-2176-FCO40-3113-Hong-Kong-Bill-of-Rights-1990 — Page 43

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2507

OF 13095OZ AUGUST 90

G KONG

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP. JLG HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 1515 : BILL OF RIGHTS: CHINESE LAWYER'S VIEWS

1. THE TIN TIN STORY HAS NOT BEEN PICKED UP BY ANY OTHER LOCAL NEWSPAPER. NEITHER TA KUNG NOR WEN WEI TOOK IT UP. THERE HAS BEEN NO PUBLIC COMMENT. INDEED, THE BOR HAS ATTRACTED LITTLE PUBLIC DISCUSSION HERE SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION TO LEGCO. WU HIMSELF DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ON THE BOR WHILE IN HONG KONG LAST WEEK FOR THE CFA TALKS.

2. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE. WE SHOULD, OF COURSE, BE PREPARED TO RESPOND ROBUSTLY IF THE REMARKS ATTRIBUTED TO WU WERE REPEATED TO THE LOCAL PRESS BY CHINESE OFFICIALS.

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