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.In Confidence
Sir Geoffrey Howe, with his humble duty to The Queen, begs
to draw attention to the Joint Declaration of the Government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the
question of Hong Kong, under the terms of which, subject
to the necessary legislation being enacted by Parliament,
on 1 July 1997 Hong Kong will cease to be a British
Dependent Territory and become a Special Administrative
Region of the People's Republic of China.
It is proposed that a Bill to give effect to this agreement
should be introduced into Parliament at an early date. The
Bill would affect Her Majesty's prerogative and interests.
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Sir Geoffrey Howe would wish to be in a position to inform
Parliament at the appropriate time that he has it in commanċ
to acquaint the House that Her Majesty places Her
prerogative and interests, So far as they are affected by
the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes
of the Bill. Would Her Majesty be pleased to approve?
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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