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PROVISION TO PREVENT PERSONS BECOMING STATELESS. ORDERS UNDER
THIS PARAGRAPH ARE EXPRESSED TO BE SUBJECT TO THE AFFIRMATIVE
RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.
PARAGRAPH 3 ENABLES ORDERS IN COUNCIL TO MODIFY UNITED KINGDOM
ENACTMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR OR CONSEQUENT UPON TERMINATION OF
UNITED KINGDOM SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION. IT WILL ENABLE THE
UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG TO SECURE TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS CUSTOMARILY MADE IN INDEPENDENCE
ACTS. ORDERS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH ARE EXPRESSED TO BE SUBJECT TO
THE NEGATIVE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.
PARAGRAPH 4 ACCORDS DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE
CHINESE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WHO WILL ATTEND
MEETINGS OF THE GROUP IN LONDON.
ENDS
HOWE
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
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
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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
KR. PAKENHAM WALSH LIGGAL ADVISER
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