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MIPT: YOUR TELNO 2845 AND 2846 : ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT.
OUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT IN TUR ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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(A) PARA 1(B) OF FIRST TUR TO MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR SUGGEST ADDING BRITISH'' BEFORE ''DEPENDENT TERRITORY''.
(B) PARA 1(B)(V) OF FIRST TUR
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''THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS'' SHOULD READ THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS'' AND '1986'' SHOULD BE ADDED AFTER 17 SEPTEMBER AS THE YEAR IS MENTIONED IN OTHER DATES QUOTED IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH.
(C) PARA 1(C) OF FIRST TUR
SUBSTITUTE HONG KONG DOLLARS 1.6
BILLION' FOR 'HONG KONG DOLLARS 1.4 BILLION'' IN THE THIRD SENTENCE, AND ADD THE COMMISSION ALSO REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME FOR THE PERIOD 1 APRIL 1986 31 MARCH 1987. THE PROGRAMME AGREED WAS 57.58 HECTARES WHICH, FOR THE SECOND SUCCESSIVE YEAR, WAS ABOVE THE ANNUAL LIMIT OF 50 HECTARES SPECIFIED IN ANNEX 111 OF THE JOINT DECLARATION'' AT THE END OF THE PARAGRAPH.
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(D) PARA 1(D) OF FIRST TUR, LAST SENTENCE THIS SENTENCE SHOULD PREFERABLY READ THIS ENDORSEMENT WILL GUARANTEE THE HOLDER'S RIGHT TO RETURN TO HONG KONG AND THUS MAKE THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT MORE READILY ACCEPTABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BEFORE AND AFTER 1997''.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE EXISTING SENTENCE IS THAT IT IS INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY THAT ALL ENDORSEMENTS WILL GUARANTEE THE HOLDER'S RIGHT OF ABODE AND THUS RETURNABILITY TO HONG KONG AFTER 1997 - A POINT TO WHICH WE SHALL REVERT SHORTLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED ROA LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS.
DRAFT SECTION ON THE CIVIL SERVICE FOLLOWS.
AKERS-JONES
HMLNAN
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HO/HKD
HO/FED
RESEARCH DEPT (FE)
DEP/HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
MR GILLMORE MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISER
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