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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

FEB

House of COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

HEAD OF

Please submit:

HKD

a draft answer and background

INLAY

RACH

28/01/93

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before

NOON

WHITE O.P. DATE

29/01/93

FOR PRIORITY

SERIAL NO:

1681

20438

QUESTION

WRITTEN ANSWER ON 29/01/93

DR JOHN MAREK [WREXHAM] [LA]

To ask the Secretary of State:

what plans he has to repeal the Broadcasting Authority Ordinance in Hong Kong before the hand over of the colony in 1997.

FOR ANSWER BY

TO PS/

MR GOODLAD

(Minister)

Asull

•

for approval by ASAP

NOON 29 JAN 1993

MR GOODLAD

(Minister)

ANSWER

The Hong Kong Government has no immediate plans to

It repeal the Broadcasting Authority Ordinance. is, however, reviewing all aspects of the law relevant to freedom of information.

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Reply

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Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

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