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to repeal or amend UK legislation in SO far as it

is part of the law of Hong Kong.

to enable the legislature of Hong Kong to repeal or

amend UK legislation in so far as it is part of the

law of Hong Kong and

to legislate with

extra-territorial effect.

and to repeal or amend British legislation which

relates to Hong Kong.

These are normal provisions when this country

ceases to have sovereignty over a territory. They are

written in independence Acts, and although this Bill is of course different from an independence Bill, a similar

provision is necessary in the case of Hong Kong. would be inappropriate to continue after 1997 to have references in the laws implying the continuation of

of a

constitutional relationship with this country.

up

fields.

It

This clause will also allow Hong Kong in the years

to 1997 to adopt local laws to replace those UK

enactments which currently form part of the law of Hong Kong, for instance in the civil aviation and shipping

It is primarily in these fields that

legislation will be necessary with extraterritorial effect, for instance in connection with air piracy, and regulations for shipping. This is a very important provision since it is clearly essential that by 1997

Hong Kong's law can be self-contained since it is to

form the general corpus of law of the

Administrative Region under the agreement.

Special

accords

Finally paragraph 4 of the Schedule diplomatic privileges and immunities to the five Chinese members of the Joint Liaison Group who will attend those meetings of the Group which take place in London. We

need to

to do this to fulfil our obligation under Annex II.

to the Joint Declaration,

for which provides

the