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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1984
+OBLIGATIONS OF AN INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER. ONE REASON FOR THE INTERVAL BETWEEN SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION IS THE NEED FOR PARLIAMENT TO PASS LEGISLATION DEALING WITH THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY. THE FORM THAT THIS LEGISLATION WILL TAKE HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED BUT IT IS LIKELY TO COVER THOSE CHANGES IN THE LAW THAT WILL BE NECESSARY WITH THE CESSATION OF BRITISH JURISDICTION IN 1997.
+THESE THEN ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU MAY BE ASK ING ABOUT THE FORM AND EFFECT OF THIS HISTORIC DOCUMENT. THE HEART OF IT LIES IN THE DETAILED PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE ANNEXES IN PARTICULAR, WHICH DEMONSTRATE CONVINCINGLY HOW THE CONCEPT OF ONE STATE, TWO SYSTEMS, WILL BE CARRIED INTO EFFECT IN ORDER TO GIVE HONG KONG CONTINUED STABILITY AND PROSPERITY.
+THOSE MATTERS ON WHICH I HAVE COMMENTED TODAY PROVIDE THE GUARANTEES AND ASSURANCES THAT THESE PROVISIONS WILL BE CARRIED INTO EFFECT BECAUSE THE TWO GOVERNMENTS COULD NOT HAVE DONE MORE TO BIND THEMSELVES TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PROVISIONS THAN BY ENTERING INTO A SOLEMN AGREEMENT WHICH WILL ENJOY A HIGH STATUS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW.+
DELEGATION LEAVING FOR PEKING
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THE VISITING DELEGATION OF PROMINENT PERSONALITIES FROM OFFICIAL CIRCLES IN HONG KONG, HEADED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL LEAVE FOR PEKING TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO TAKE PART IN THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION ARE SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG,
MR ROGER LOBO, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, MR MICHAEL SANDBERG,
MR FRANCIS YUAN-HAO TIEN, MR WONG LAM, MR ERIC HO, DR HO KAM-FAI, MR ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI, MR HU FA-KUANG, MR WONG PO-YAN, MR DONALD LIAO POON-HUAI, MR KEITH LAM HON-KEUNG, MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE AND MR RICHARD MARGOL IS.
THE PARTY WILL BE TRAVELLING ON FLIGHT CA 102, ETD 12.30 PM.
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