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Miss Squad 2011

SB

Miss Brooks

Legal Adviser

Mr Richelts HKD

FROM:

MAB 011/7

RECE

DES INDEX

21 JAN 1343

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'ICCPR'

Copy Election's

PF Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

DATE:

18 January 1993

CC:

Mr Hum

Mr Wye, RAD

of 4 FCO

Please see

vory winte

to Mr Chamberlein below. You will be receiving the joint views of 4 legal adusers!

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HONG KONG: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ONE MAN ONE VOTE

1.

31X MWB 012/1

You will have seen from Hong Kong Telno 73 (further copy attached) that the Governor directed during the meeting of EXCO on 15 January that a legal view be sought from the FCO on one point discussed at that meeting. This is the question of whether it would be incompatible with the UK's undertakings under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to move to a position where voters in Hong Kong had to choose whether to exercise their vote in a geographical or a functional constituency. I attach a note by Hong Kong's Attorney General, and a separate opinion by Mr David Edwards,

2. I would be grateful for your views, in a form which can be transmitted to the Governor in Hong Kong.

Pozichell

PF Ricketts

vote18.JL

Mr Chamberlain Deputy hepal Adviser

on

те

c. Mr Ricketts HK

we spoke. You suggested that you would take this because Mr Edwards mentioned

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me that

this

matter to you

absence on leave

& you have already reached a view on it. Ms Barrett tells

she & Mr Mper Parker have previously minuted on this - Mr Parker know of relevant ECHR corses & ICCPR background. Please let me know when you would like to discuss this. I will read up

mary

well