TNAG-1314-FCO40-1696-Working-papers-for-use-at-talks-on-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 65

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1984

FM HONG KONG 0808452 FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 320 OF 8 FEBRUARY

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

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PEKING TELNO 201: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON SHIPPING.

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WE TAKE THE POINT IN PARA 1(F) OF TEL UNDER REF. WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING AMENDED WORDING TO PARA 7(B) OF THE PAPER IN MY TELNO 272: (B) REGISTRATION, SURVEY AND CERTIFICATION OF SHIPS BELONGING TO PERSONS ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG AND COMPANIES HAVING THEIR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN HONG KONG'' THIS FORMULATION WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PRESENT POSITION UNDER THE LAW.

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2. WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE OTHER PROPOSALS IN TEL UNDER REF.

3. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT TIME TABLE YOUR ARE HOPING TO FOLLOW WITH THIS WORKING PAPER AND ALSO WITH THE ONE ON CIVIL AVIATION.

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