TNAG-0850-FCO40-1060-Future-of-Hong-Kong-New-Territories-leases-1979 — Page 224

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FM PEKING 1177002 JUL 79

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 635 OF 11 JULY

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG.

HD HK 41

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PEKING TELN0,622: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.

1. FROM A REMARK MADE AT THE TIME AND FROM A SUBSEQUENT

VERY IT IS CLEAR THAT THE MFA ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE STATUS OF AND PROCEDURE RELATING TO AN ORDER IN COUNCIL. WE HAVE, IN A SPEAKING NOTE, INDICATED THAT AN ORDER IS A LEGAL STEP WHICH DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO

PARLIAMENT FOR APPROVAL. BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE A PRECISE DEFINITION AND BACKGROUND ON PROCEDURE AS IT AFFECTS THIS CASE, SO THAT WE CAN FURTHER

ENLIGHTEN THE MFA IF NECESSARY.

GEORGE

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