TNAG-1316-FCO40-1716-Future-of-Hong-Kong-preparation-of-the-Joint-Declaration-1984 — Page 10

SECRET

NKK040/14

Foreign and Commonwealth Office RECEIVED

London SW1A 2AH

Telephone 01-

it

15 AUG 1984

DIY

Setiga Text

mys kuula

ниша

Mr F Burrows Peking

CMG

Your reference

Our reference

Date

13 August 1984

Dear Fred,

FUTURE OF HONG KONG:

1.

DRAFT JOINT DECLARATION

I have shown a copy of the draft Joint Declaration agreed during the Secretary of State's visit to Peking to N & TD. You may wish to bear in mind the following of their comments on the draft:

they propose that paragraphs 3 (1) to 3 (12) should be renumbered 3 (A) etc.

a)

b) "hereafter" in line 3 of paragraph one should be changed to "hereinafter". (I presume we all wish to maintain "hereafter").

c)

There is a typing error in line 10 of paragraph 3 (D) of the Joint Declaration as given in Peking telno 1673 of 30 July: "Advisers" should not have an apostrophe.

2.

More importantly they propose that in accordance with normal practice the exchange of instruments of ratification should take place in London since signature will take place in Peking. In their view this is not however essential. We are considering this in the Department.

SECRET

Your ear,

Vonaton.

JN Powell

Hong Kong Department

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