TNAG-1377-FCO40-1825-Future-of-Hong-Kong-legislation-Hong-Kong-Bill-1985 — Page 234

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CONFIDENTIAL

Following signature,

have

requirements

both we and the Chinese

Government

The

to satisfy our respective constitutional

in order to ratify the agreement.

main purpose of the Bill before us today is to enable the United Kingdom for its part to ratify. As its long title makes clear, this is "a Bill to make provision for and in connection with the ending of British soveriegnty

Hong

and

jurisdiction

over

Kong".

The Bil1

The

Bill itself

provides for the termination of

sovereignty and jurisdiction.

CONFIDENTIAT