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061211
MDLIAN 2883
DECISIONS ON THESE MATTERS WOULD BE MADE AT THE NEXT JLG MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. THE HK ECONOMIC JOURNAL AND THE HK STANDARD (11.8) NOTED THAT THE BRITISH SIDE HAD PROPOSED AT THE MEETING THAT THE CFA BE SET UP IN 1992 ENABLING THE COURT TO GAIN EXPERIENCE BEFORE 1997. TIN TIN DAILY NEWS (11.8) QUOTING SOURCES CLOSE TO THE CHINESE SIDE, SAID THAT THE CHINESE DID NOT HAVE ANY PRE- CONCEIVED IDEA ABOUT WHEN THE COURT SHOULD BE SET UP. THEY WOULD CONSIDER WHETHER THERE WOULD BE ADEQUATE TIME FOR PREPARATIONS IF THE COURT WAS TO BE SET UP IN 1992 AS PROPOSED BY THE BRITISH. THE SOURCES SAID THAT SINCE THE MATTER WAS VERY IMPORTANT, THE CHINESE DID NOT EXPECT THAT AN AGREEMENT COULD BE REACHED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
FORD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
77
DISTRIBUTION
87
.HK AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNERS
HD/CONSULAR D
NEWS D
NPDD
PUSD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/PUS
MR P J WESTON
MR MCLAREN
SIR A WATTS
MR BURNS
MRS SUTHERLAND
MR BLATHERWICK
ADDITIONAL
HK AGREEMENT
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10
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