TNAG-2177-FCO40-3114-Hong-Kong-Bill-of-Rights-1990 — Page 21

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21 NOV 1990

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IND

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 2190

1372

106703 MDHOAN 1815

OF 19170OZ NOVEMBER 90

INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 3360: BILL OF RIGHTS: AMENDMENT TO THE LETTERS PATENT

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WE SEE NO PROBLEM WITH YOUR PROPOSAL TO BRIEF THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE NOTE FAXED TO US (PARA 2 OF TUR) WITH ONE AMENDMENT: FOR STRICT ACCURACY, PARAGRAPH 2 SHOULD BEGIN ''THIS AMENDMENT, IF EMBODIED IN THE LETTERS PATENT (NO 2) 1990, WOULD BE SIMILAR TO ARTICLE 39 OF THE BASIC LAW''.

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PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

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