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MY IPT: PART # : THE JOINT DECLARATION AND QUESTION OF

CONVERGENCE

- 3 JAN 1986

1. DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS (ON 26 MARCH 1984) HMG INFORMED THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT THAT IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE BRITISH

GOVERNMENT AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP THE STRUCTURE

OF GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG DURING THE NEXT 13 YEARS TO MEET THE

CHANGING NEEDS AND WISHES OF THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG ...

THE STRUCTURE THEY WILL DEVELOP WILL HAVE REGARD TO WHATEVER

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE POST 1997 PER MOD MAY HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT

BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. THE STRUCTURE OF ANY GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE REGARD TO THE POWERS NT MS AUTHORISED TO EXERCISE. THE PRESENT

ARRANGEMENTS IN HONG KONG AND THE GENERAL EXTENT OF HONG KONG'SD

EXISTING AUTONOMY ARE SET OUT ABOVE, UNDER THE JOINT DECLARATION

THE HONG KONG SPEICAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION IS TO BE VESTED WITH

''EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL POWER...''

THE MAIN AREAS OF AUTONOMY SET OUT FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL

ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 'N THE JOINT DECLARATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(H) TO MAKE LAWS FOR THE H.K.S.A.R.:

(HU) TO CONTINUE HONG KONG'S LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE COMMON LAW: Dwedis

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(HUP) TO HAVE AUTONOMY IN ECONOMIC FINANCIAL AND MONETARY FIELDS: (N) TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTHATE AGREEMENTS AND PARTICIPATE IN noted to thiker. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN APPROPRIATE FIELDS”'.

(V) TO DETERMINE ITS OWN SHIPPING POLICIES AND TO NEGOTMATE HTS OWN AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR FLIGHTS THAT DO NOT TOUCH THE MAINLAND

OF CHINA:

(VM) TO ISSUE 'ITS OWN TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: with

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(WAP) TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN G.A.T.T.:

(V-HHH) A F∙MAL COURT OF APPEAL TO BE ESTABLISHED IN S.A.R:

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(HX) TO HAVE AUTONOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE,

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SAVE FOR ANY PROVISIONS PROVIDING PRIVILEGED TREATEMENT FOR FOREIGN

NAT HONALS:

(X) TO DECIDE ITS OWN EDUCATION POLICY.

2. THE ABOVE DIFFERS FROM THE PRESENT SITUATION IN THAT HONG KONG

DOES NOT HAVE AUTONOMY:

(H) IN SHIPPING AND AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT MATTERS:

(HH) NEGOTIATING FOREIGN AGREEMENTS IN AREAS OTHER THAN TRADE: (MRP) ITS PASSPORTS ARE ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF HMG.

AND SECOND: A FINAL COURT OF APPEAL HAS YET TO BE ESTABLISHED IN

HONG KONG,

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