CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 733
OF 021135Z AUGUST 93
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YOUR TELNO 969: LOCALISATION OF LAWS: LIABILITY FOR CARRIAGE OF
NUCLEAR MATERIAL
1. WE AGREE WITH THE POINTS WHICH YOU MAKE IN PARA 3 OF TUR AND ARE CONTENT FOR YOU TO HAND OVER THE CONSULTATION PAPER ON THIS SUBJECT TO THE CHINESE. OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY.
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WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR PARA 4, THE HONG KONG (LEGISLATIVE POWERS) ORDER 1989 EMPOWERS THE HONG KONG LEGISLATURE TO QUOTE REPEAL OR AMEND ANY ENACTMENT SO FAR AS IT IS PART OF THE LAW OF
HONG KONG
TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GIVE EFFECT TO AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT WHICH APPLIES TO HONG KONG, AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES UNQUOTE. BUT WE DO NOT QUITE SEE HOW THE REPEAL OF EITHER THE 1983 OR 1986 ORDERS COULD BE REQUIRED/REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GIVE EFFECT TO AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT: IS IT YOUR VIEW THAT THE REPEAL OF THE 1972 ORDER IS SO REQUIRED AND THAT THE REPEAL OF THE OTHER TWO IS FOR QUOTE CONNECTED PURPOSES UNQUOTE? GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION. HURD
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