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FM HONG KONG 060945Z NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3387 OF 6 NOVEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
ник 040153
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
06 NOV 1984
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YOUR TELEGRAM 2179.
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: LEGISLATION.
WE ASSUME THAT THE REFERENCE TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE POWERS TO MAKE ORDERS IN COUNCIL REFERRED TO IN PARA 12 (SIC) OF YOUR TEL 2112 IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN PARA 3 OF YOUR TEL 2123 REGARDING THE USE OF AN ORDER IN COUNCIL TO TERMINATE SOVEREIGNTY. ON THIS ASSUMPTION WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS STAGE ON THE PRELIMINARY PAPER DRAFTED BY BURROWS COVERING THE MODIFICATION OF STATUTES AND SET OUT IN YOUR TEL 2112.
2. WE ARE HOWEVER AWAITING THE DETAILED DRAFTING INSTRUCTIONS TO WHICH YOU REFERRED IN YOUR TEL 2111 IN WHICH YOU SAID IT WAS YOUR
INTENTION TO CONSULT US. WE THINK IT IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD BE
CONSULTED ON THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE THEY ARE PUT TO PARLIAMENTARY
COUNSEL AND WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YOU DE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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