TNAG-1333-FCO40-1765-Future-of-Hong-Kong-legislation-1985 — Page 287

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG : LEGISLATION

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1.

Our negotiations with the Chinese are proceeding well

and we hope to be able to initial a draft agreement by

the end of September. We have been giving thought to the

다

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Legislature consequential on this and I attach a paper on

the form of the Kecessary legislation we will need to

enact by the end of June 1985 for consideration at the

OD (K) meeting on 12 September.

agrees, I will put the paper to QC with the intention of

giving instructions to Parliamentary Counsel soon after

the initialling of the agreement.

If the Sub-Committee

Enclosures-flag(s)..

2.

Parliament will have been given an opportunity to

debate the Agreement in December, before signature, and

we would hope that the legislation should not be

controversial.

We propose to leave the more

controversial aspects, such as the amendment of the

pointy Nationality Act, to one side, as legislation on these is will

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