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YOUR TELNOS 1799 AND 2089: SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS: LOCALISATION OF LAWS
1. WE AGREE THAT THE BEST MEANS OF GIVING LEGCO THE NECESSARY POWERS TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION AND ORDERS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF TUR WOULD BE BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE HONG KONG (LEGISLATIVE POWERS) ORDER 1986. WHEN WOULD YOU REQUIRE SUCH AN ORDER TO BE IN PLACE?
2. WE ARE NOT QUITE CLEAR WHY YOU WOULD PREFER THAT AMENDMENT OF THE ORDERS BE DONE BY THE PRIVY COUNCIL. WHAT DISADVANTAGE DO YOU SEE DIN DOING THIS BY HONG KONG LEGISLATION?
3. WE RECALL THAT AT ONE POINT YOU WERE CONSIDERING MAKING EXPLICIT REFERENCE IN THE LEGISLATION TO ANY POWER TO INSTRUCT. GRATEFUL TO WHETHER THAT IS STILL YOUR INTENTION AND IF SO SHOULD WE REFER TO THAT FACT IN THE PAPER TO BE HANDED TO THE CHINESE?
4. ON A VERY MINOR POINT WE BELIEVE THAT THE LAST TIRET OF PARAGRAPH THREE OF THE PAPER IS INTENDED TO REFER TO ALL THE LEGISLATION IN THIS PARAGRAPH AND SHOULD THEREFORE NOT BE INSET.
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