TNAG-2557-FCO40-3732-Hong-Kong-Bill-of-Rights-Immigration-(Amendment)-Bill-1992-1992 — Page 56

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 562

OF 26120OZ MARCH 92

CONFIDENTIAL

030627

MDHOAN 2031

HKC 241/5

TOP COPY Q DIST?

ря.

см

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

2

YOUR TELNO 886: BILL OF RIGHTS: REVIEW OF LEGISLATION: IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE

1.

WE FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE YOU VIEWS ON WHETHER THE CHINESE SHOULD BE INFORMED OR CONSULTED ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE UNTIL WE SEE A DRAFT OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE (AMENDMENT) BILL. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD FAX A COPY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

2. WE WILL LET YOU HAVE OUR COMMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ONCE WE HAVE RECEIVED THE DRAFT BILL. BUT SINCE IT HAS TAKEN THREE WEEKS FROM THE DECISION AT THE MEETING OF THE LEGAL AND SECURITY POLICY GROUP FOR HIS REQUEST TO BE PUT TO US, WE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE A FEW DAYS TO CONSIDER IT.

HURD

YYYY

MAIN

56

DISTRIBUTION

56

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

.(RESTRICTED)

HKD

PUSD

FED//HD

LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT

.AND MS BROOKS

NEWS D PLANNERS

RAD

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

NNNN

PAGE 1 CONFIDENTIAL