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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1988
THE
COURT OF FINAL APPEAL: THE JOINT DECLARATION PROVIDES THAT
COURT POWER OF FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE HONG KONG SAR SHALL BE VESTED IN
IS USEFUL FOR A OF FINAL APPEAL IN THE HONG KONG SAR. OBVIOUSLY IT SMOOTH TRANSITION IF SUCH A COURT COULD BE ESTABLISHED IN HONG
PROPOSALS. DISCUSSIONS HAVE PUT BEFORE 1997. WE
FORWARD CARRIED FURTHER BETWEEN EXPERTS.
KONG
WILL
BK
LAST IN THE SERIES OF
WE
ISSUED
SEAMEN'S TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: THIS, THE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS USED BY HONG KONG PEOPLE WHICH THE JLG HAS DISCUSSED. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF THEM, USED BY AROUND 20,000 SEAMEN IN ALL. COULD NOT GET ON TO THIS UNTIL NOW BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ORGANISATION) AN ILO (INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTION. YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT AT THE LAST JLG MEETING WE WITH THE CHINESE SIDE ON CONTINUED APPLICATION OF ILO HONG KONG.
AGREED CONVENTIONS TO
LOT OF LEGISLATION CANNOT CONTINUE AFTER ON THIS 13 DISCUSSION
LOCALISATION OF LAWS: YOU ALL KNOW THAT A IN HONG KONG NOW IS BRITISH LEGISLATION. THIS
HAVE ΤΟ 1997 AND WILL
BE REPLACED. PROCEEDING STEADILY. IT IS A BIG TASK.
OUR
DEFENCE AND
PUBLIC
ORDER:
ANOTHER
WITH
IN HONG
THE
CONSTRUCTIVE
DISCUSSION.
CONTACTS WILL CONTINUE AT WORKING LEVEL. FURTHER EXPERT EXCHANGES EXPECTED TO TAKĖ PLACE SHORTLY
KONG. IN
CHINESE
SITUATION OFFICIALS ACQUAINT OPPORTUNITY WILL BE TAKEN TO SHOW THEM RELEVANT SITES WHILE THEY ARE HERE.
ARE ORDER TO BETTER
HONG KONG, AND FACILITIES
IN
ENVISAGES JULY 1 THIS
DATE.
JLG AFTER JULY 1: AS YOU KNOW, THE JOINT DECLARATION THE JLG WILL HAVE ITS PRINCIPAL BASE IN HONG KONG AFTER YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT BOTH SIDES WILL OPEN OFFICES HERE BY THAT
WOULD MEAN IN PRACTICE WE HAD A GENERAL DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THIS
WE REACHED A AND HOW WE WOULD WORK TOGETHER. AS THE COMMUNIQUE SAYS, COMMON VIEW.
THE JOINT DECLARATION OF COURSE MAKES IT VERY JLG WILL AND WILL NOT DO. IT IS A BODY FOR LIAISON AND THAT.
PATTERNS OF WORK WILL OF COURSE BE
FREQUENT
CLEAR WHAT THE NO MORE THAN
AFFECTED ΤΟ SOME EXTENT. CONTACTS BETWEEN SENIOR
ONCE ESTABLISHED. ROUGHLY THE ALL THREE PLACES:
THERE WILL BE RATHER MORE REPRESENTATIVES AND OF COURSE BETWEEN TWO OFFICES, BUT FOR THE TIME BRING PLENARY MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE AT PRESENT FREQUENCY. MEETINGS WILL STILL BE HELD IN LONDON, PEKING AND HONG KONG.
SESSION WON'T BE THAT I WILL BE ON ZAISHUO KE
YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED THAT THE NEXT PLENARY HELD UNTIL SEPTEMBER BUT YOU WILL ALSO HAVE NOTICED
MEETING WITH A
AMBASSADOR COMING TO HONG KONG FOR JULY 1. SO THERE WILL BE NO SLACKENING IN THE PACE OF OUR
HONG
WORK.
PRESENT THE
COOPERATION
ONE OTHER IMPORTANT POINT I WISH TO EMPHASISE. AT BRITISH SIDE'S POSITIONS ARE PREPARED IN CLOSEST POSSIBLE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND INDEED, A GREAT BULK OF THE WORK IS
KONG GOVERNMENT, THE DONE BY OFFICIALS EXPERTISE. NOTHING ABOUT THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WILL
CLOSELY NEW BRITISH OFFICE WILL WORK VERY DUTIES BRANCH IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
FROM
1NDEED
WHO HAVE THE CHANGE THAT. THE WITH THE GENERAL
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