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FUTURE EGRET

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DESKEY 150800Z FCO AND HONG KONG

FROM PEKING 1504252 SEP 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

· TELEGRAM NUMBER 2356 OF 15 SEPTEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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RECEIVED CONTRY

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YOUR TELNO 1790 AND MY TELNOS 2304 5: FUTURE EGRET:

PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER: LAND

1. IN THE LIGHT OF DISCUSSION WITH MCLAREN, MATHEWS AND

DAVISON, WE HAVE REDRAFTED THE ANNEX 111 SECTION OF PART 3

OF THE WHITE PAPER AS FOLLOWS.

2.

WE SHALL COMMENT ON THE NATIONALITY TEXT IN YOUR TELNO 1803

TO HONG KONG WHEN THE FINAL OUTCOME OF DISCUSSIONS ON THIS

SUBJECT IS CLEARER.

3. SUGGESTED TEXT ON LAND IS AS FOLLOWS:-

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BEGINS

LAND LEASES

ANNEX 111:

1. THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THIS ANNEX ARE TO PROVIDE FOR THE

RECOGNITION OF EXISTING LEASES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND 1997, THE

EXTENSION BEYOND 1997 OF LEASES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE COME

TO AN END IN 1997, AND THE GRANT OF NEW LEASES BEYOND 1997.

2. EXISITING LEASES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND 1997 WILL BE RECOGNISED

AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE

REGION. RIGHTS IN THESE LEASES WILL ALSO BE RECOGNISED. THESE

RIGHTS INCLUDE THOSE SET OUT IN THE LEASE ITSELF (INCLUDING ANY

RIGHT TO HAVE THE LEASE RENEWED) AS WELL AS THOSE GRANTED BY

THE LEASEHOLDER TO OTHER PERSONS, FOR EXAMPLE, SUB-LEASES,

MORTGAGES AND RIGHTS OF WAY.

3. LEASES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE COME TO AN END IN 1997 MAY NOW

BE EXTNDED UNTIL 2047. THE FAYMENT OF PREMIUM WILL NOT BE

REQUIRED FOR THE EXTENSION BUT THERE ARE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR

RENT TO BE CHARGED AFTER 1997. CERTAIN GROUPS OF LEASEHOLDERS

(MAINLY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES) WILL NOT PAY AN INCREASED RENT.

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