TNAG-2210-FCO40-3170-Future-of-Hong-Kong-political-parties-1991 — Page 134

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LOUDHAILER CASE: APPEAL VERDICTS

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WE HAVE NOTED FROM THE SUMMARY OF CHINESE PRESS FOR 18 JANUARY THAT THE FIVE PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS CONVICTED OF USING LOUDHAILERS AND COLLECTING DONATIONS ILLEGALLY HAD WON THEIR APPEAL AND HAD ALL CHARGES AGAINST THEM DROPPED.

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SINCE WE ARE LIKELY QUICKLY TO RECEIVE PRESS ENQUIRIES AS WELL AS LETTERS FROM MPS WHO HAD EARLIER SHOWED INTEREST IN THE CASE, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A READOUT ON THE VERDICT AND YOUR ASSESS- MENT OF IT AND ITS POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS.

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