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TO ROUTINE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 47 OF 10 JANUARY 1985
INFO UKMIS NEW YORK, OTTAWA, BIS NEW YORK, CANBERRA,
WELLINGTON, TOKYO, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, PEKING INFO SAVING EC POSTS, UKDEL NATO, UKMIS GENEVA
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: THE HONG KONG BILL
1. THE HONG KONG BILL WAS GIVEN ITS FIRST READING IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS AND PUBLISHED TODAY. THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL I
TO ENABLE THE UK TO IMPLEMENT THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON THE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG WHICH WAS SIGNED BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND
PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG IN PEKING ON 19 DECEMBER 1984. PARAGRAPH 2
OF THE JOINT DECLARATION SIIPULATES THAT INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION SHOULD BE EXCHANGED BEFORE 30 JUNE 1985.
IT
2. THE HONG KONG BILL PROVIDES FOR THE TERMINATION OF BRITISH
SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1997.
ACCORDS DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE CHINESE
MEMBERS OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WHO WILL ATTEND MEETINGS OF
THE GROUP IN LONDON. THE BILL ALSO ENABLES SUBSEQUENT ORDERS IN
COUNCIL TO DEAL WITH CHANGES IN BRITISH NATIONALITY LAWS AND TO
MAKE OTHER NECESSARY TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO BRITISH LAWS.
3.
YOU MAY DRAW ON THE ABOVE IN ANSWER TO ANY QUERIES ABOUT THE HONG KONG BILL. IF YOU REQUIRE COPIES OF THE BILL, PLEASE REQUEST THEM FROM HONG KONG DEPARTMENT.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
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PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
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
MR. Pakrenitati
-WALSH LIZGAL ADV.
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