TNAG-2322-FCO40-3366-Hong-Kong-Bill-of-Rights-amendment-to-Letters-Patent-1991 — Page 20

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CONFIDENTIAL

010311

MDHOAN 3198

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO DESKBY 100030Z HONG KONG

TELNO 888

OF 09103OZ MAY 91

HKC241/3

INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING

pw BOR: amendments.

YOUR TELNOS 1401 AND 1406: AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT

1.

THE LETTERS PATENT AMENDING ARTICLE XIV ARE NOT MADE UNTIL THE QUEEN HAS SIGNED THEM. REGRETTABLY THE BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS TAKES SOME TIME AND WE HAVE ONLY JUST RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS BACK FROM THE PRIVY COUNCIL. WE SHALL BE SUBMITTING THEM URGENTLY BUT THIS WILL NOT BE IN TIME FOR YOU TO GAZETTE ON 13 MAY.

WE SHALL TELEGRAPH YOU TO AUTHORISE YOU TO PROCEED

IMMEDIATELY WE HAVE RECEIVED THE SIGNED DOCUMENTS AND WILL FAX

YOU THEM THEN.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

61

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

. (RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

NEWS D

PLANNERS

DISTRIBUTION

65

PUSD RAD

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

ADDITIONAL

MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS

MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS

MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO.10

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