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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1507
OF 161454Z OCTOBER 92
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
во
145631
MDLOAN 9006
Q DIST? ла.
YOUR TELNO 2423: APPLICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES TO HONG
KONG
1.
WE AGREE WITH YOUR VIEWS ON THE RELEVANT RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS MADE BY THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RESPECT OF THESE TREATIES. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON YOUR REVISED PAPER 8.8
2.
WE WOULD SUGGEST A SMALL REDRAFT OF REVISED PAPER 8.5. THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 4 (BENEFITS) SHOULD PERHAPS READ: WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CONVENTION BY HONG KONG MIGHT TARNISH HONG KONGS IMAGE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN THIS RESPECT.' THE CURRENT SENTENCE, TAKEN WITH THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 5, COULD BE TAKEN AS CRITICISM OF CHINA.
3. WE AGREE WITH YOUR STRATEGY FOR CONSULTATION AS EXPRESSED IN PARA 5 OF TUR.
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LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BROOKS
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