TNAG-1289-FCO40-1641-Terminology-for-the-description-of-Hong-Kong-by-internationa-1984 — Page 99

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IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE REVIEWED FROM TIME TO TIME BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.)'

-(19) THE FIRST SENTENCE IS UNNECESSARY AND CAN BE OMITTED.

(21) WE SUGGEST CHANGING **LOCAL DEFENCE FORCE TO LOCAL INTERNAL

SECURITY FORCE' TO AVOID CHINESE SENSITIVITIES OVER THE WORD

''DEFENCE''.

(22) FOR ''HKG'' IN THE FINAL SENTENCE, READ HMG

(24) REPLACE THE LAST SENTENCE BY THE RIGHT TO RAISE A FAMILY

FREELY IS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED.''

(25) SIMILARLY, LAST SENTENCE SHOULD READ ''FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IS

SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED.''

(26) WE SUGGEST ADDING THE FOLLOWING AFTER THE SECOND SENTENCE :

**HMG WILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO SECURE FOR HOLDERS OF NEW'STYLE

BRITISH PASSPORTS THE SAME ACCESS TO OTHER COUNTRIES AS THAT ENJOYED

AT PRESENT BY HOLDERS OF BDTC PASSPORTS.''

(27) THE WORDING SHOULD BE CHECKED AGAINST THE FINAL VERSION OF THE

SECRETARY OF STATE'S OPENING SPEECH. IN THE LIGHT OF THE LATEST

DRAFT (YOUR TELNO 2356) WE THINK THE ANSWER CAN BE A LITTLE LESS CIRCUMSPECT. WE ACCORDINGLY SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE SHOULD

RETAIN A FORM OF BRITISH NATIONALITY AFTER 1 JULY 1997....'', AND THAT THE CAVEAT ''(IF PRESSED)'' BE DELETED.

READ

(28) THE FIRST SENTENCE IS NOT STRICTLY CORRECT (E.G. IN RESPECT OF NON-CHINESE FORMER BDTCS NOT RESIDENT IN THE SAR). WE SUGGEST REPLACING THE FIRST SENTENCE BY: ALL PERSONS LAWFULLY RESIDING IN THE FUTURE SAR WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO HOLD SAR PASSPORTS OR OTHER

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.'

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(29) AS FOR PARA (27), THE ANSWER COULD BE MADE MORE FORTHCOMING ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG REPRESENTATION, DEPENDING ON THE FINAL SHAPE OF PARA 33 OF THE S OF S'S OPENING SPEECH.

2. WE SUGGEST ADDING A SECTION ON CIVIL AVIATION AS FOLLOWS :

(A) Q : SAR'S STATUS AS A CENTRE OF INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION?

A: AGREEMENT CLEARLY PROVIDES FOR MAINTENANCE OF HONG KONG'S STATUS AS A CENTRE OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL AVIATION. SAR WILL ENJOY CONSIDERABLE AUTONOMY IN THIS SPHERE. IT WILL BE SPECIFI- CALLY AUTHORISED TO RENEW OR AMEND AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE AND TO NEGOTIATE AND CONCLUDE NEW AGREEMENTS

OR PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ON SERVICES WHICH DO NOT OPERATE TO, FROM OR THROUGH THE MAINLAND OF CHINA. 2

CONFIDENTIAL

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