wo-per-
13
Clause concerning the
the estate of a member of the office or of a
member of his/her family
53.
Mrs
in practice there
should be no
Ip reiterated that
the threshold was set at quite a problem with the estate duty as high level. She further proposed that the formulation used in the first sentence of sub-para 4 of para 15 of the detailed list of Ps & Is dated 18 December 1992 (Annex II) be used.
Duty to respect laws and regulations of Hong Kong
54.
a
Mr Edwards suggested that standard provision following the formulation of sub-para 2 of para 11 and para 12 of the list of Ps & Is dated 18 December 1992 (Annex II) should be included. EC delegation agreed.
55.
The
Summing up, Mr Brüser said he was pleased that the meeting had been both useful and fruitful. Although a few difficult areas had been identified, he was confident that it would be possible to find a way through and work out some satisfactory formulations which would be acceptable to both sides.
56.
Mrs Ip said she was also pleased with the progress of the meeting. She said the Hong Kong delegation had been as flexible as possible in considering EC's requests. They would now reflect on EC's views and propose more concrete formulations in respect of the Ps & Is the following day.
57.
Mrs Ip then drew EC's attention that under Article 157 of the Basis Law, the establishment of foreign consular and official missions in the HKSAR would require the approval of
Central People's Government.
the approval of the Chinese There was therefore a need to consult
the Chinese at some point before 1997 in respect of arrangements for the EC office to continue after 1997. To facilitate EC's study of
the
relevant
she provisions,
handed
Declaration and the Basic Law.
over
copies
of the
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