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ATTENDS UNQUOTE AND BEFORE THE WORD QUOTE MEETINGS UNQUOTE.
PARA 20
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10.
AS DRAFTED, THIS PARA REFLECTS:
(A)
UPDATED FIGURES WHICH HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE HAVE PROVIDED
AND IN THE LIGHT OF WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO AMEND THE HONG KONG
DOLLAR EQUIVALENT:
(B) DETAILS OF THE BASIS ON WHICH WE HAVE ASSUMED THAT HONG KONG'S
CONTRIBUTION TO THE CCC ANNUAL BUDGET WOULD PROBABLY BE THE
MINIMUM PAYABLE BY A CONTRACTING PARTY.
PARAS 21 AND 22
11. WE AGREE WITH YOU (PARA 4 OF YOUR TELNO 894 AND PARA 6 OF
YOUR TELNO 1000) THAT WE SHOULD DRAW EXCO'S ATTENTION TO THE
POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF SEPARATE CONTRACTING PARTY STATUS FOR
HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS REPRESENTATION. AS DRAFTED THESE PARAS ALSO
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PARAS 3 AND 4 OF UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 192.
DRAFT DECLARATIONS
A UK DECLARATION
12.
(A)
THE FINAL SENTENCE OF THIS REFLECTS:
A DRAFTING CHANGE SUGGESTED BY OUR LEGAL ADVIERS:
(B) OUR PREFERENCE FOR THE PHRASE QUOTE MAY BE DEEMED UNQUOTE
RATHER THAN QUOTE COULD UNQUOTE OR QUOTE SHOULD UNQUOTE BE
DEEMED. (SEE OUR COMMENTS IN PARA 5 ABOVE ON PARA 6 OPTION 3 OF
THE TEXT).
(C) USE OF THE WORD QUOTE COMMUNICATION UNQUOTE AS SUGGESTED IN
PARA 3(A) OF DAME ANNE WARBURTON'S TELELETTER OF 1 MAY TO
GALSWORTHY.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION FROM UKMIS GENEVA THAT
QUOTE MAY UNQUOTE AS IN (B) ABOVE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.
B HONG KONG DECLARATION
13.
THIS REFLECTS OUR AGREEMENT TO THE POINTS MADE IN PARA 3(B)
OF DAME ANNE WARBURTONS TLUR :
C PRC DECLARATION
14.
(A) WE AGREE WITH THE RE-ORDERED WORDING SUGGESTED IN PARA
3 OF PEKING TELNO 683. WE ALSO AGREE WITH YOU (PARA 4 OF YOUR
TELNO 1000) THAT THERE WOULD BE ADVANTAGE IF THE PRC DECLARATION
WERE TO REFER EXPRESSLY TO THE POST-1997 SITUATION IN SUCH A WAY
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