FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1990
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16TH MEETING OF SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP
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THE 16TH MEETING OF THE
FOLLOWING IS THE
OF COMMUNIQUE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP:
THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS SIXTEENTH MEETING IN LONDON FROM SEPTEMBER 25 TO 28, 1990.
THE
VIEWS ON
THE
TWO SIDES HAD A
EXCHANGE FURTHER
OF PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION RELATING TO NATIONALITY.
THE
TWO SIDES HAD A FURTHER EXCHANGE OF CONVERGENCE OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAW BEFORE AND AFTER 1997.
VIEWS
ON THE
OF ITS
BY DISCUSSIONS
EXPERTS ON PRACTICAL THE GROUP REVIEWED THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEFENCE OF HONG KONG AND THE MAINTENANCE PUBLIC ORDER AND AGREED THAT THE EXPERTS SHOULD CONTINUE THIS WORK.
THE
WITH REGARD TO THE WORK ON LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION,
RELATING TWO SIDES CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD A COMMON VIEW ON QUESTIONS
ASPECTS OF ADMIRALTY TO THE LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION ON CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. THEY REACHED AGREEMENT ON FURTHER QUESTIONS RELATING THE LOCALISATION OF MERCHANT SHIPPING LEGISLATION.
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OF
THE GROUP REVIEWED THE WORK OF EXPERTS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT
THAT A COMMON A COURT OF FINAL APPEAL IN HONG KONG. THE GROUP NOTED
ASPECTS. THEY AGREED VIEW HAD BEEN REACHED
THAT EXPERTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DISCUSS OUTSTANDING DETAILS.
GROUP HAD
MANY ON
OF
ON VIEWS
THE THE
A
EXCHANGE PRELIMINARY
WHICH RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
THE GROUP MAY ARISE FROM LARGE SCALE PROJECTS EXTENDING BEYOND 1997.
WOULD START DISCUSSIONS IN WELCOMED THE FACT THAT CHINESE EXPERTS
THE NEW AIRPORT AND HONG KONG WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXPERTS ON ASSOCIATED WORKS.
DETAIL OF THE TWO SIDES REACHED AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ON THE
FUGITIVE OFFENDERS BETWEEN FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SURRENDER OF
GROUP LOOKED FORWARD TO THE HONG KONG AND RELEVANT COUNTRIES. THE NEGOTIATION OF APPROPRIATE AGREEMENTS AT AN EARLY DATE.
ON
SUB GROUP TWO THE
SIDES AGREED THAT THE STANDING
SHOULD NOW HOLD FURTHER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSIONS ON MULTILATERAL TREATIES AFFECTING HONG KONG.
THE GROUP HAD A PRELIMINARY RELATING TO THE ADAPTATION OF HONG KONG'S LAWS.
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON
QUESTIONS
THAT ITS
NEXT
MEETING WOULD
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AGREED TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG FROM DECEMBER 11 TO 14.
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