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Mr Store

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06 MAY 1992

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FROM: M V Stone

State

9 APR 1992

5 Hong Kong Department

DATE: 27 April 1992

I hidhetto HD). Legal Advisers Thank you

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Mr Ricketts

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HONG KONG: MIDDLE EAST FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LTD

(TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKING) BILL 1992

Problem

1. A private member wishes to introduce this Bill into the Legislative Council, but,under the Royal Instructions, the Governor may not assent to it without the approval of a

Secretary of State.

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Recommendation

2. That the Secretary of State should agree that the

Governor may assent to the Bill, should it be passed by the Legislative Council. A departmental Legal Adviser is

content.

Background

3.

The purpose of the Bill is to transfer the undertaking of Middle East Finance International Ltd (a deposit taking company incorporated in Hong Kong) to Emirates Bank

International Ltd (a restricted licenced bank incorporated in the Emirate of Dubai).

A departmental Legal Adviser has

advised that the Bill is unobjectionable and, at Clause 17,

contains the necessary saving provision required by Royal

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