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airworthiness.
These issues are of vital importance and it is
essential that the provisions of the Order are kept up-to-date. Given that five and a half years have now elapsed since the
raised this aspect of localisation with the
British side first
have found it necessary to ask the UK
new Hong Kong Order which will keep the
It is expected that the new Order will
Chinese side, we
Government to make a
provisions up-to-date.
be made later this year or early next year. This is a stop-gap
measure to update the Order
until it can be replaced locally
The Chinese side will, of course,
under the second stage bill.
be consulted in due course
power to make a local equivalent of the Order according to the
principles for consultation agreed between the two sides.
on the future localization of the
4.
However, in view of the Chinese side's interest in this
piece of subsidiary legislation, the British side have also
prepared a note summarizing the provisions of the Air Navigation
(Overseas Territories) Order 1977 (at Annex) which we hope will
provide the Chinese side with a better understanding of this
Order.
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