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FM HONG KONG C5034OZ DEC 34
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3699 OF 5 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 23
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: DRAFT BILL
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1. WE HAVE STUDIED THE DRAFT BILL IN YOUR TUR AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING
COMMENTS.
2. THE SCHEDULE: PARAGRAPH 2(2):
THE MATTER OF WHETHER OR NOT AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE OPENING
WORDS OF THIS PROVISION SHOULD BE ALONG THE LINES OF
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''AN ORDER UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH MAY PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE NEW STATUS MENTIONED IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (1)(3) ABOVE AT SUCH
TIME...
3. PRAGRAPH 3(1): WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POWER TO MAKE ORDERS WITH RESPECT TO ANY TIME AFTER THE RELEVANT DATE. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THIS. IT COULD BE READ AS A POWER TO
LEGISLATE FOR HONG KONG AFTER 1 JULY 1997.
HADDON-CAVE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES D.(MR WALKER) HD/PROTOCOL D
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:( VIA ADR) MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT
LEGAL ADVS.
MR BURROWS
LEGAL ADVS
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 K 195
SIRE YOU DE Rm K19SA
SIR J FREELAND
me CROWLEY
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