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FUTURE EGRET
DESKBY 15120OZ
FM HONG KONG 151022Z SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2860 OF 15 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE REKING
MY TELNO 2833 AND YOUR TELNO 1818: FUTURE EGRET: PART 3
OF THE WHITE PAPER.
1. FOLLOWING IS THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE SECTION OF THE WHITE PAPRE ON THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP:
BEGINS:
ANNEX 11: JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
THE NOTES ON ANNEX I INDICATED A NUMBER OF AREAS IN WHICH FURTHER CONSULTATION WILL BE REQUIRED BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS AFTER THE AGREEMENT COMES INTO FORCE. SECURING HONG KONG'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS IS AN OBVIOUS EXAMPLE. THIS CONSULTATION WILL BE FACILITATED BY THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. THE ANNEX DEFINES THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GROUP IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT BRITAIN REMAINS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG UNTIL 1997.
ENDS.
YOUDE
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HD/HKD HD/FED MR BOYD
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COPIES TO:
SIR P CRADOCK
MR BICKFORD, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FITFOOT,
SIR E YOUDE, K195A