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SENTENCE QUOTE SINCE THE SHIPPING LEGISLATION TO BE
LOCALISED IN HONG KONG WILL BE BASED INITIALLY ON UK
LEGISLATION IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT AN UNDERSTANDING BE
ACQUIRED OF HOW THIS LEGISLATION IS FORMULATED BY THE UK
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT UNQUOTE. AMEND END OF FINAL
SENTENCE AFTER QUOTE HITHERTO UNQUOTE TO READ QUOTE AS AN
ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE IMO IN THE WORK OF THE ORGANISATION, WHICH HAS ITS HEADQUARTERS IN LONDON UNQUOTE.
YOUR PARA 4: ADD NEW PENULTIMATE SENTENCE QUOTE AS A MAJOR SHIPPING CENTRE, HONG KONG WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A USEFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE PREPARATION OF THESE CONVENTIONS UNQUOTE.
YOUR PARA 5: WE SUGGEST YOU DELETE LAST 5 WORDS OF FIRST SENTENCE, AND REFER TO CHAN'S NATIONALITY
STATUS UNLESS ASKED DIRECTLY ABOUT IT BY
THE CHINESE. FOR CLARITY IN SECOND SENTENCE ADD QUOTE GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE AFTER QUOTE HK UNQUOTE. ADD NEW FINAL
SENTENCE QUOTE THE HKG DOES NOT WISH TO ESTABLISH A
PERMANENT MISSION TO THE IMO UNQUOTE.
IT IS POSSIBLE THE CHINESE MAY ASK ABOUT POST-1997 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HKSAR'S IMO REPRESENTATIVE. IF SO, WE SUGGEST YOU RESPOND TO QUERIES ON FOLLOWING LINES: QUOTE THE UKG WOULD, OF COURSE OBSERVE THE TERMS OF ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE IMO IN RESPECT OF ANY HKSAR REPRESENTATION TO THE IMO IN LONDON AFTER 1997 UNQUOTE.
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