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FROM: K A M Saunders
Hong Kong Department DATE: 22 October 1993
Ma Hum
PS/Mr Goodlad
MR GOODLAD'S MEETING WITH MR HOWARD YOUNG FOR DRINKS AT LORD
NORTH STREET, 25 OCTOBER 1993, 1800
1.
I submit a short background briefing note for this meeting.
2. Mr Young represents the Tourism Functional Constituency in LegCo. He is a member of Mr Allen Lee's Liberal Party, and has
good contacts with the Chinese.
3.
In addition to a general talk about where we stand in our negotiations with China on election arrangements, it is possible that Mr Young might raise the case of two Hong Kong prisoners currently held in Manila. Mr Goodlad might like to be reminded
of the background to this.
4. Au Wing Cheung and Wong Cheun Ming, two Hong Kong citizens, have been held in prison in Manila since 7 September 1991 when they were arrested at the airport for possession of drugs. They
were subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment on 29 November 1991. They filed an application for judicial review but while
this was in progress, the courthouse caught fire (on 18 January
1992) and all the records were destroyed. The review finally
took place on 24 March 1993 but no decision has yet been taken. Our Embassy in Manila, as well as lawyers acting on behalf of
Mr Au and Mr Wong, have been following up the matter.
5. Mr Young has raised these cases with Mr Goodlad on several
occasions, the last time being on 31 May. Mr Young is fully
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convinced that the two are innocent victims in a drug smuggling
scam operated by other (Malay national) members of the tour group Au Wing Cheung was leading, and is concerned at the lack
of progress in the judicial review of these cases. Mr Goodlad
wrote to the Philippine Ambassador in London on 23 June to
express the concern of the British Government and raised the matter during this visit to the Philippines on 10 August with the Philippine Solicitor General. So far there has been no
response.
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DATE: 22 October 1993
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PS/Mr Goodlad
MR GOODLAD'S LUNCH FOR MRS ANSON CHAN, HONG KONG CHIEF SECRETARY DESIGNATE: 25 OCTOBER 1993
1. I submit briefing for this lunch, as agreed. It covers the
same ground as the brief we provided for the Secretary of
State's meeting with Mrs Chan later the same day. We have
slightly expanded the section on Nationality issues.
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