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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2305 OF 13 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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MIPT:
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PART THREE OF THE WHITE PAPER.
THE FOLLOWING ARE MY DETAILED COMMENTS ON THE TEXT IN
YOUR TELNO 1790.
ANNEX 1.
1. PARAGRAPH 1: AMEND **ANNEX ONE'' TO ''ANNEX 1
2.
PARAGRAPH (B): THE LEGAL TEXT WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY DE SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS. WE HAVE SUGGESTED THE HEADINGS *'LAW** AND
**JUDICIAL SYSTEM'' PARAS 1-4 AND 5-11 OF THE EXISTING BRITISH
TEXT), BUT THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO REJECT THE IDEA OF HAVING HEADINGS. ADJUSTMENTS NEEDE ACCORDINGLY SELOW.
3. PARAGRAPH (B),3, FİRST SENTENCE: DELETE THE** BEFORE **POWER*' AND FOLLOW WITH TO MAKE LAWS IN THE SAR** LAST SENTENCE, DELTED ALL AFTER THEY WILL BECOME LAW! •
4.
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PARAGRAPH (B),4, SECOND SENTENCE: THIS SHOULD BE SPLIT INTO TWO WITH **CONSEQUENTLY'' REPLACING ''AND''. THE AGREEMENT ITSELF
DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR APPEALS TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL TO CEASE. ''FROM
THAT TIME'' SHOULD BE DELETED: THE TIME HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED.
5. PARAGRAPH (B),4, THIRD SENTENCE: ADD **INABILITY OR** BEFORE 'MISBEHAVIOUR**,
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PARAGRAPH (3),4, LAST SENTENCE: RE-WRITE TO READ:
**IN ADDITION TO CHINESE, ENGLISH WILL CONTINUE
TO BE USED IN THE COURTS.''
THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY TO BE SENSITIVE ABOUT THE ORDERING
OF THIS SENTENCE.
7.
PARAGRAPH (3),5: DELETE EXTRADITION**
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TO READ:
·
PE-WORD SENTENCE
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FOR EXAMPLE, RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
OR JUDGMENTS AND SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS.''
3.
PARAGRAPH (C),2: REPLACE **
''COMPARABLE ZY **NOT LESS
FAVOURABLE'' . RE-WORD LAST SENTENCE TO READ:
SECRETARY.
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