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Hong Kong have also just sent us details of their

proposed amendments to the Crimes Ordinance. Our Legal Advisers are looking at these. At first sight they look straightforward. Since the same considerations apply to the question of whether to approach the Chinese, I recommend that we should approve HKG's proposal, provided that our Legal Advisers conclude that the amendments would

not raise significant issues that would be likely to provoke a sharp Chinese reaction.

водовет

PF Ricketts

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will the recommendation but I hope Hay Kay

will have recand thoughts about the 28 days excentre

which, on

the fore of it, looks hard to

detention provision

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CIR JOHN GOLES

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