TIME
End
September
After September 1982
ACTION IN UK
ACTION WITH CHINESE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Statement on outcome of visit?
Establishment of a negotiating team
Discussions leading to the preferred option. OPTION C
(Joint or parallel UK/Chinese statements that Treaties
no longer applicable; Hong Kong territory temporarily under British Administration but this would continue beyond 1997
or: D
15 years notice
Clear understanding with Chinese on scope of continuing British administration covering egi
1) domestic jurisdiction;
international relations
2)
3)
citizenship
4)
currency
[On these there should be very little give. We need as near the status quo as possible.
For negotiation might be:
After September
1982
Signing of Formal agreement between UK and PRC
a)
Flags
b)
Establishment of Chinese
Representation (with liaison functions only)]
relinquishing
Act of Parliament on Sovereignty
and
to be nabling ding constitutional changes
the settlement may requir
Amendment to 1898 Order in
Couneil
Government
Ratification by UK Parliament of UK-PRC agreement
DSR 11C