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(a) The need to ensure
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
(n)
5.
implementation of the agreement by China.
The possibility of interference by China in Hong Kong. The importance of incorporating the policies set out in the agreement in the Basic Law with clarity and in detail.
The importance of the participation of Hong Kong people in the drafting of the Basic Law.
The importance of the participation of Hong Kong people in the
Joint Liaison Group.
Concern at stationing of PLA forces in Hong Kong. The question
who would command them and to which law they would be subject. Opposition to conscription into the Pla.
Concern at the loss of transmissibility of British national
status.
Fear that non-Chinese BDTCs would become stateless after 1 July
1997.
The wish that they new style passports should not be issued
until 1997.
The need to establish "an operation haven" to provide an escape
route for those who want to leave before 1997.
The possibility of conflict between existing law, the Basic Law
and the Chinese Constitution. The need to translate the laws
of Hong Kong into Chinese.
The lack of clarity in the agreement about the method of appointment of the Chief Executive of the SAR.
The need for a Bill of Rights in the Basic Law.
The points to make cover all the points most likely to be
raised in informal conversation.
Hong Kong Department
12 December 1984
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