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TO DESKBY 27010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 446
OF 26143OZ FEBRUARY 90
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
27 FEB 1990 *
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Action Taxeri
MY TELNO 425: OUTER SPACE ACT, 1986
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1 DTI MINISTERS HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF BNSC'S DECISION TO TRANSFER LICENSING AND REGULATION MAKING POWERS FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO THE GOVERNOR BNSC WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT EXTENSION OF THE ACT IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
(I) BNSC WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING THE LICENSING OF THE FIRST ASIASAT SATELLITE THOUGH THE LICENCE WILL BE ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR RATHER THAN THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (II) HONG KONG WILL SEND A TEAM OF OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE SETTING UP OF SUBSEQUENT LICENSING MACHINERY IN HONG KONG. (III) BNSC AGREEMENT TO PROPOSED LICENSING PROCEDURES IN HONG KONG WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THEY ARE PUT INTO PRACTICE. 2 GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION (DESKBY 27093OZ) THAT THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE SO THAT THE DRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL CAN BE FINALISED.
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