CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 591
OF 31123OZ MARCH 92
CONFIDENTIAL
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YOUR TELNOS 886 AND 924: BILL OF RIGHTS: REVIEW OF LEGISLATION: IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE
1. WE HAVE NOW HAD THE CHANCE TO LOOK IN DETAIL AT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT IMMIGRATION CAMENDMENT) BILL. WE AGREE WITH YOUR CONCLUSION (FIRST TUR PARA 2) THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO INFORM OR CONSULT THE CHINESE ABOUT THESE PROPOSALS, WHICH ARE MOSTLY TECHNICAL, AND INCIDENTAL TO THE MAIN THRUST OF THE LEGISLATION.
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WE AGREE THAT WERE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS NOT MADE, SUCCESSFUL BILL OF RIGHTS (BOR) CHALLENGES WOULD BE LIKELY. WE THEREFORE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD CONSULT EXCO AS YOU PROPOSE. 3. MIFT CONTAINS SOME DETAILED POINTS, RELATING MAINLY TO AREAS WHERE, AS SEEN FROM HERE, THE AMENDMENTS MAY NOT GO FAR ENOUGH IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BOR. YOU MAY WELL HAVE CONSIDERED SOME OR ALL OF THESE POINTS: BUT WE RAISE THEM NOW IN THE INTERESTS OF MINIMISING THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGES EVEN AFTER AMENDMENT OF THE ORDINANCE. WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS.
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