CONFIDENTIAL
HICC 370/6
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 785
OF 130945Z MARCH 92
спл
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
170252
MDLIAN 1430
TOP COPY Q DIST?
سهر
LOCALISATION OF LAWS: MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) BILL.
WE HAVE PREPARED A CONSULTATION PAPER ON THE ABOVE LOCALISING BILL AND PROPOSED TO HAND IT OVER TO THE CHINESE SIDE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UKREP JLG HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND HIS VIEWS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED. THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT CONSULTATION PAPER IS IN MIFT. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY COMMENTS.
HKD.
WE ARE FAXING THE ANNEXES REFERRED IN MIFT TO MR. BUNTEN,
WILSON
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
61
MAIN
61
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
NEWS D
.(RESTRICTED)
PLANNERS
HKD
AMD
PUSD
FED//HD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
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