SECRET
GRS 200
SECRET
FUTURE EGRET
DESKBY FCO 1512OOZ
FM HONG KONG 15103OZ SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2852 OF 15 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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MY TELNO. 2833 AND YOUR TELNO. 1818 : FUTURE EGRET :
PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER.
1. FOLLOWING IS THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE SECTION OF THE WHITE PAPER
ON SHIPPING:
BEGINS:
SHIPPING (SECTION VIII OF ANNEX 1)
HONG KONG'S TRADING SUCCESS DERIVES FROM ITS WELL DEVELOPED DEEP WATER PORT AND THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE CARGOES BY UP TO DATE METHODS. HONG KONG POSITITION AS A MAJOR SHIPPING CENTRE IS MAINTAINED BY THIS SECTION OF THE ANNEX BY PROVIDING THAT THE SYSTEM OF SHIPPING MANAGEMENT AND SHIPPING REGULATION WILL CONTINUE. PRIVATE SHIPPING BUSINESSES AND SHIPPING RELATED BUSINESSES, INCLUDING CONTAINER TERMINALS, MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE FREELY.
2. THE HONG KONG SAR WILL HAVE ITS OWN SHIPPING REGISTER AND
WILL ISSUE CERTIFICATE IN THE NAME OF HONG KONG (CHINA)'*.
3. SHIPS WILL HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE PORTS OF HONG KONG
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE SAR, EXCEPT FOR WARSHIPS.
YOUDE
LIMITED
HD/HKD HD/FED MR BOYD
SECRET
COPIES TO:
LEGAL ADVISERS
SIR P CRADOCK MR BICKFORD, MR FITFOOT, SIR E YOUDE, K195A
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