CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 805
OF 15094OZ MAY 92
CONFIDENTIAL
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HKC 2411
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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MDHOAN 4529
YOUR TELNOS 1256 AND 1242: BILL OF RIGHTS: REVIEW OF LEGISLATION: POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT) BILL
1. WE HAVE NOW HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK INTO DETAIL AT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENTS) BILL. WE AGREE WITH YOUR CONCLUSION (FIRST TUR PARA 2 AND SECOND TUR PARA 7) THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO BRIEF THE CHINESE ABOUT THESE PROPOSALS WHICH ARE RELATIVELY MINOR AND WOULD ONLY SERVE TO GIVE THE CHINESE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OBJECTIONS TO THE BILL OF RIGHTS (BOR).
2. MIFT CONTAINS SOME DETAILED POINTS RAISED BY OUR DEPARTMENTAL LEGAL ADVISER, PARTICULARLY ON CONSISTENCY WITH ARTICLE VII OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER.
3. WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD CONSULT EXCO AS YOU PROPOSE.
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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
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