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Annex
Draft Initiating Note for Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the succession to International Rights and Obligations affecting Hong Kong
¡M Ambassador in Beijing to
in Beijing to the PRC Minister of Foreign
\ffairs
Your Excellency :
of
Britain Great
I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that, in connection with the Joint Declaration of the Government and Northern of the United Kingdom Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the question of Hong Kong, signed on 19 December
1984, the United Kingdom Government propose
that an
agreement should be concluded with the Government of People's Republic of China In the following terms
the
All international rights and obligations arising from the international Instruments on the annexed
list which, on 30
30 June 1997, are
In vested
CI
incumbent
Government the upon
of
the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and
apply to Hong Kong shall,
to the extent to which
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