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CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1690
CONFIDENTIAL
OF 190852Z NOVEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
(323334)
HKM 040/40
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RECETT
2 C NOV 1935
YOUR TELNOS 1806-8 TO HONG KONG: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED:
ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT
1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINOR COMMENTS ON THE TEXT OF THE REPORT
AS IT NOW STANDS.
(A) PARAGRAPH 5: IT MIGHT BE MOR ACCURATE TO SAY THAT INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION WERE EXCHANGED ON 27 MAY 1985 AND THE JOINT DECLARATION ENTERED INTO FORCE IMMEDIATELY AT THE END OF THE
SECOND SENTENCE.
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(B) PARAGRAPH 9, FIRST SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST A LITTLE MORE EXPLANATION ABOUT THE LAND COMMISSION, PERHAPS ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES: ''A SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION HAS ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DELCARATION TO MONITOR, CONSULT, CONSIDER AND DECIDE ON LAND MATTERS PROVIDED FOR IN THE JOINT
DECLARATION. IT HELD FIVE MEETINGS BETWEEN 10 JULY AND 17 OCTOBER 1985, ALL IN HONG KONG. THE COMMISSION QUICKLY ETC'.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
D/HD PUSD
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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