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FOR HONG KONG DEPT COMMENT:

RESTRICTED

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 235

OF 011615Z FEBRUARY 91

FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH

PETITION TO THE QUEEN: MRS LI YUE-XIAI

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(WMC 236/1.

FEB 1991

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YOUR LETTER OF 28 DECEMBER REFERS.

YOU RECENTLY FORWARDED

TO US A PETITION TO THE QUEEN FROM ONE MRS LI YUE-XIAI. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING THE PETITION BUT BEFORE DOING SO WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR

ADVICE ON TWO FURTHER POINTS.

A)

MRS LI CLAIMS THAT HER SON HAS BEEN IN PRISON FOR SIX YEARS. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S NOTE ALSO REFERS TO THIS STATEMENT WITHOUT CONTRADICTING IT. SINCE MOK WAS ORIGINALLY CONVICTED IN 1979 HE HAS PRESUMABLY SPENT THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS IN PRISON. GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION.

B)

MRS LI'S PETITION TO THE QUEEN IS DATED 20 MARCH 1990 BUT WE RECEIVED IT ONLY EARLIER LAST MONTH. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS MAY IN PART BE DUE TO THE PETITION BEING SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PALACE (WE NOTE THE PALACE'S STAMP OF 17 JULY 1990 ON THE PETITION) BEFORE BEING REROUTED TO YOU. HOWEVER THERE HAS STILL BEEN RATHER A DELAY IN OUR RECEIVING IT. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU

CAN SHED ANY LIGHT ON THIS.

HURD

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YYYY MAIN

LIMITED

HKD

MR MCLAREN

[HARRIS]

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