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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:

F D Berman

DATE:

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Mr. Wx Ma HKC 370/8

Ms Major

09 MAY 1991

Deputy Legal Adviser

1 May 1991

Cc:

PS/Mr Garel-Jones

PS/Lord Caithness

PS/PUS

Special Advisers (2)

Sir J Coles

Mr Bayne

Mr Fairweather

Mr Burns

Mr Hemans

Mr Jay

Mr Paul, HKD

Mr Arthur, ECD (I)

Mr Edis, EAD

Mr Baker-Bates, SAAD

Private Secretary

LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME 1991/92: FCO BIDS

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A

Problem

1.

The Lord President's letter of 26 April offers the opportunity earlier promised to the Secretary of State to secure a place for the Hong Kong (Appeals) Bill in the 1991/92 Legislative Programme, and requests a review of the priority attached to other FCO Bills with a provisional

place in the Programme.

HKD and

2.

I submit a draft reply in the above sense. ECD (I) agree, and EAD and SAAD have been consulted.

NITACZ/1

CC

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