CONFIDENTIAL
ZCZC
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO
OF 171554Z NOV 92
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PRIORITY
YOUR TELNO 2678: LOCALISATION OF LAWS: CAN LAPSE ITEMS
1. We are content with your draft speaking note and with the
List of "can Lapse" items.
2. We have been giving some thought to the question of how
exactly these laws will "lapse". For those which have been
applied to Hong Kong by Order in Council, the relevant Order may
have to be revoked so that the Act will cease to apply after
1997. This could be done either under the Hong Kong Act 1985 or
individually under the powers conferred by the particular parent
Act (a very time-consuming exercise). Alternatively these Orders
in Council may not need revocation at all - as with the other
Acts and Orders because legally they will not survive the
transition of sovereignty in 1997. We would be grateful for your views on what action will be necessary to ensure that "can lapse" items will cease to apply.
3.
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In the meantime it would be useful to have a list of all the
HKD
J MARSHALL
Orders
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