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SIGNATURE CEREMONY:
1730 HOURS 19 DECEMBER 1984
GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE, PEKING
1. The Prime Minister and British delegation arrive at Great Hall of the People. They will be met in an anteroom by Chairman Deng Xiaoping and Premier Zhao Ziyang.
2. The two delegations will take their places in the Hall. Premier Zhao will be seated at the left hand end of the signature table (facing into the room) and the Prime Minister will be seated at the right hand end of the table.
3.
The Chinese delegation will stand behind Premier Zhao and the British delegation will stand behind the Prime Minister. The observers will be in rows at right-angles to the signature table at its left hand end. The press will be in front of the signature table. (The Embassy will have a diagram ready for
the Prime Minister on arrival).
4. The Prime Minister will first sign the copies of the English and Chinese language versions of the Joint Declaration held by the British side. Premier Zhao will sign the Chinese Government's copies. The folders will be exchanged by aides. The Prime Minister will then sign the Chinese Government's copies while Premier Zhao signs our copies. There will thus be a total of four signatures by each Prime Minister. The date will already have been entered on all copies of the Joint Declaration.
5. The Memoranda on Nationality will be placed in their respective envelopes inside the folder of the other side after the Prime Minister and Premier Zhao have completed their fourth signatures. They will thus be exchanged when the agreement folders are exchanged by the two Prime Ministers before the speeches. They do not require signature or initialling.
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Premier Zhao will make his speech after the folders have been exchanged for the second time. The Prime Minister will then make her speech.
This will be followed by a champagne toast bringing in the delegations and observers.
7. Delegations will be able to leave 10 minutes later.
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