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ANNEX C
(immediate cession of territory)
The Governments of the PRC and of the UK have agreed
as follows:
a) in recognition of the fact that Hong Kong is
historically part of China, the Government of
the UK will cease to regard Hong Kong as under
the territorial sovereignty of the UK;
b) the UK will however continue to administer Hong
Kong (including the New Territories) as hitherto
for so long as this agreement remains in force;
c) this agreement is subject to ratification and
will come into force [six months] after instruments
of ratification have been exchanged;
d) this agreement will continue in force for [fifty
years] and indefinitely thereafter until such
time as it is determined by at least fifteen
years' notice given by either party;
e) upon the determination of this agreement the
Government of the PRC will assume the adminis-
tration of Hong Kong in accordance with such
arrangements as may have been agreed between
that Government and the Government of the UK.
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