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(b) Annex 1 setting out in detail Chinese policies towards Hong Kong after 1997.

(c) Annex 2 setting out the terms of reference of a Joint Liaison

Group to continue cooperation between the British and Chinese Governments from the entry into force of the Agreement until the

year 2000:

(d) Annex 3 dealing with land, and

(e) In addition, there will be an Exchange of Memoranda between the

two Governments at the same time as signature dealing with the

future status of those who are

present British Dependent

Territories Citizens.

With the exception of the Memoranda on nationality, the documents

are legally binding on the two sides by virtue of paragraph 7 of the

Joint Declaration.

THE CONTENT OF THE LEGISLATION

4.

The following aspects of these arrangements requiring UK

legislation have been identified:

(a) The termination of sovereignty over the ceded territories with

effect from 1 July 1997:

a new

(b) Amendment of the British Nationality Act 1981

status for British Dependent Territory citizens who enjoy that

status by virtue of their connection with Hong Kong:

(c) Modification of United Kingdom enactments consequent upon

termination of United Kingdom sovereignty: these would be mainly the

technical modifications customarily made in Independence Acts, often

in a schedule, when a territory ceases to be a dependent territory

of the UK. They are on topics such as ships, aircraft, copyright,

and perhaps oil pollution and crimes against internationally

protected persons. The main effect of them is to modify the law in the United Kindgdom and they should not be controversial.

It would

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