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4. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON SALKELD'S LETTER OF 24 FEBRUARY TO WOOD:
(A) PARA 3: WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD INFORM THE CHINESE OF THE 1986 AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMONWEALTH SCHEME WHEN A SUITABLE OPPORTUNITY ARISES:
(B) PARA 4 (I) AND (II): WE ARE CONSULTING THE HOME OFFICE AND WILL REVERT:
(C) PARA 5: ON THE FACE OF IT WE AGREE THAT PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR COMPETING REQUESTS TO HONG KONG BY THE PRC AND BY AN AGREEMENT PARTNER. BUT THIS WILL CLEARLY RELATE TO THE SENSITIVE QUESTION OF FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR RENDITION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE PRC. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FURTHER VIEWS.
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WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT. OUR ONLY COMMENT AT THIS STAGE IS TO WONDER ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF QUOTE CLAIMED UNQUOTE IN ARTICLE 4(1). WE SUGGEST IT BE DELETED.
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