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DESKEY 150800Z FCO AND HONG KONG
FROM PEKING 1504252 SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
· TELEGRAM NUMBER 2356 OF 15 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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RECEIVED CONTRY
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7 SEP 1984
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Prove 02114
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YOUR TELNO 1790 AND MY TELNOS 2304 5: FUTURE EGRET:
PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER: LAND
1. IN THE LIGHT OF DISCUSSION WITH MCLAREN, MATHEWS AND
DAVISON, WE HAVE REDRAFTED THE ANNEX 111 SECTION OF PART 3
OF THE WHITE PAPER AS FOLLOWS.
2.
WE SHALL COMMENT ON THE NATIONALITY TEXT IN YOUR TELNO 1803
TO HONG KONG WHEN THE FINAL OUTCOME OF DISCUSSIONS ON THIS
SUBJECT IS CLEARER.
3. SUGGESTED TEXT ON LAND IS AS FOLLOWS:-
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BEGINS
LAND LEASES
ANNEX 111:
1. THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THIS ANNEX ARE TO PROVIDE FOR THE
RECOGNITION OF EXISTING LEASES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND 1997, THE
EXTENSION BEYOND 1997 OF LEASES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE COME
TO AN END IN 1997, AND THE GRANT OF NEW LEASES BEYOND 1997.
2. EXISITING LEASES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND 1997 WILL BE RECOGNISED
AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION. RIGHTS IN THESE LEASES WILL ALSO BE RECOGNISED. THESE
RIGHTS INCLUDE THOSE SET OUT IN THE LEASE ITSELF (INCLUDING ANY
RIGHT TO HAVE THE LEASE RENEWED) AS WELL AS THOSE GRANTED BY
THE LEASEHOLDER TO OTHER PERSONS, FOR EXAMPLE, SUB-LEASES,
MORTGAGES AND RIGHTS OF WAY.
3. LEASES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE COME TO AN END IN 1997 MAY NOW
BE EXTNDED UNTIL 2047. THE FAYMENT OF PREMIUM WILL NOT BE
REQUIRED FOR THE EXTENSION BUT THERE ARE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR
RENT TO BE CHARGED AFTER 1997. CERTAIN GROUPS OF LEASEHOLDERS
(MAINLY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES) WILL NOT PAY AN INCREASED RENT.
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