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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT OF FINAL APPEAL IN HONG KONG BEFORE 1997 (SEE PARA 7 OF OUR TELNO 511). THE CHINESE SIDE ACCEPT THAT IT IS PRUDENT TO ENSURE THAT THE COURT IS BEDDED DOWN BEFORE 1997 BUT THERE WILL BE A NEED TO DISCUSS THE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS IN SOME DEPTH WE HOPE EXPERTS WILL BE ABLE TO MEET
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THE CHINESE SIDE HAD PREVIOUSLY AGREED (AT JLG IV) THAT HONG KONG COULD ESTABLISH ITS OWN SHIPPING REGISTER AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE JOINT DECLARATION WE BRIEFED THEM ON PROGRESS IN PREPARATION FOR THIS THE TWO SIDES CONFIRMED THEIR AGREEMENT (REACHED WHEN THE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES MET ON 1 JULY) ON ONE OUTSTANDING MATTER RELATING TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF MAGISTRATES THE LAST PART OF A PACKAGE ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY AS A WHOLE
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ON DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER THE CHINESE SIDE ACCEPT PLANS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW DETACHMENT WITHIN THE HONG KONG POLICE FORCE TO RESUME THE ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION DUTIES CURRENTLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE BRITISH GARRISON THERE WAS NO PROGRESS ON OTHER DEFENCE-RELATED ISSUES, PENDING EXPERT TALKS WHICH WE CONTINUE TO PRESS THE CHINESE SIDE TO HOLD. ON AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS, A HONG KONG/CANADA ASA HAS BEEN SIGNED SINCE JLG IX AND OTHERS ARE IN THE PIPELINE HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT MADE AS MUCH PROGRESS AS WE WOULD HAVE LIKED ON ASAS INVOLVING QUOTE COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE SEPARATION PROCESS UNQUOTE THAT IS THOSE THAT DO NOT ALREADY HAVE ASAS WITH THE UK WHICH INVOLVE ROUTES TO OR FROM HONG KONG
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