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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, ACTOR

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 1991

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1. WE HAVE RECEIVED AN ADVANCE COPY OF THE 1991 AMNESTY REPORT

DUE TO BE RELEASED ON 10 JULY. THE REPORT COVERS JANUARY TO

DECEMBER 1990 AND IS THEREFORE OUT OF DATE IN MANY RESPECTS.

BUT IT PROVIDES A USEFUL SUMMARY OF AMNESTY'S CONCERNS OVER THAT PERIOD AND MAY GENERATE SOME PUBLICITY.

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WE ARE FAXING (TO HO,CAB) THE SECTION OF THE REPORT ON HONG KONG AND A DEFENSIVE LINE WHICH NEWS DEPARTMENT WILL DRAW ON IF QUESTIONED. THE HONG KONG SECTION OF THE REPORT IS BRIEF AND FOCUSES ON: THE BASIC LAW, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS, THE LOUDHAILER CASE AND THE DEATH PENALTY.

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