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Ms Barrett
Legal Advisers
HKC031/23
Reference
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APPLICATION TO HONG KONG AFTER 1997 OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL
LAW TREATIES
هر
1. Please find attached Wilson Fung's letter of 7 August to Pamela Major, together with draft papers on five of the nine
PIL treaties applying to Hong Kong and which HKG would like
to continue to apply after 1997.
2. I should be grateful to know whether you agree with Hong
Kong's proposal or have any comments on their draft papers which they wish to hand to the Chinese soon. Can you also advise me whether anyone else in Whitehall need be
?
consulted!
IN
2
Mr Sainty
Chin Sainty.
1. I am
and have no
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content with Hk's proposal
an the paper,
comments
Hong Kong Department 2. I suggest that the hard
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Chancella's Dest,
as the lead Depot.
on all these heaties
consulted.
2
should be
Till Banitb
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