DWF G 041/12
LIM 807/12
TT FCO
IT HONG KONG
GRS 100
12/0216
183
HKK 040/2.
1 TAPR 100
RESTRICTED
TELELETTER
FROM T W M SMITH, PEKING
NFR
12 APRIL 1985
FOLLOWING FOR JN POWELL ESQ, (HKD FCO
COPIED TO R P MARGOLIS ESQ, DPA, HONG KONG
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THE HONG KONG ACT
1. LI CHUANSHENG OF THE MFA TOOK ME ASIDE THE OTHER DAY AND
SAID THAT NOW THE HONG KONG BILL HAD RECEIVED ROYAL ASSENT THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO HAVE A COPY OF THE HONG KONG ACT FOR REFERENCE. THE WORDING OF THE BILL, COPIES OF WHICH BOTH WE AND THE CHINESE ALREADY HAVE, WILL OBVIOUSLY NOT HAVE BEEN ALTERED BY ITS RECEIVING ROYAL ASSENT, BUT WE ASSUME THAT THE ACT IS NEVERTHELESS PUBLISHED SEPARATELY. I WONDER, THEREFORE, IF YOU COULD SEND A FEW COPIES IN THE NEXT BAG. WE WILL KEEP ONE FOR OUR
FILES.
T W M SMITH
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