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which might cover the necessary points (without being
considered by the Chinese as prejudicial to their
position on Hong Kong), the Solicitor-General tried
his hand at a draft Order in Council empowering the
Hong Kong Government
a.
b.
to exercise jurisdiction as if the
date 1997 had not appeared in the
New Territories Lease; and
to grant leases of indeterminate
length.
This is attached (Appendix II).
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