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Order in Council procedure would achieve nothing useful, and
could give rise to great difficulties now.
[If the wording of Clause One is questioned]
The wording of Clause One is based on the precedent of
of the
Cyprus Act 1960.
The reference to
sovereignty and
Our I aw
is
the termination of
jurisdiction is included because SO far as
concerned we will be terminating sovereignty over the ceded
areas, and terminating jurisdiction over the New Territories,
which are held on an international lease. The Chinese view of
the legal position is of course different.
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