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circulate
it
all to
Nations.
This could take one of two
members of
the
United
alternative
forms :
(1)
It could Include
reference a
that
followed consultations
to the fact
between the
PRC and the UK and was made with the
concurrence of the latter. This would have
the benefit of making it clear that the PRC
and the UK
common approach
continued application after
regarding
shared A
the
1 July 1997 of the treaties in question.
(ii) It could contain no reference to the UK.
If
It
took
disadvantage that
this form it would have the
it could not make clear
the
position
of
the
United
Kingdon
Government.
It could
have however
the
advantage of allowing the
CPG In the same
declaration to Indicate, if it wished, which
of the PRC's treaties, which
had
never
previously
been
applied
the by
United
Kingdom to Hong Kong, were to apply to
the
SAR, and on what terms.
4.
The best option in para 3(2) seems to be (c) or
(d) above, and for this reason the British side suggests
S
for
the
consideration
Of
the
Chinese side the
annexed
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