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DESKBY 101400Z HONG KONG

FM FCO 101132Z JAN 85

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 60 OF 10 JANUARY

HKK ON 3506.

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11 JAN 195

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES BRUSSELS, WASHINGTON, GENEVA, CONSUL GENERAL NEW YORK.

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YOUR TELNOS 79-81 AND PEKING TELNO 37: HONG KONG BILL: HONG KONG

PRESS RELEASE AND SUPPLEMENTARIES

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1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON DRAFT PRESS RELEASE IN YOUR

TELNO 80:20

(A) PARA 1: OMIT FROM SENTENCE IN BRACKETS REFERENCE TO THE

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM. THE EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM IS

ESSENTIALLY FOR PARLIAMENTARY USE AND WE SEE NO PURPOSE IN DISTRIBUTING IT IN HONG KONG, ESPECIALLY GIVEN YOUR UNHAPPINESS

WITH ITS REFERENCE TO INDEPENDENCE ACTS.

(B) PARA 2: AMEND PASSAGE IN INVERTED COMMAS AT THE BEGINNING

OF FIRST SENTENCE TO READ 'THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS TO ENABLE

THE UK TO IMPLEMENT

(C)

PARA 3: WE SEE NO NEED IN A PRESS STATEMENT TO EMPHASISE

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TERMINATION OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE CEDED PARTS OF HONG KONG AND THE TERMINATION OF JURISDICTION OVE

THE WHOLE TERRITORY. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU STICK TO THE LINE IN

OUR PRESS STATEMENT THAT 'THE HONG KONG BILL PROVIDES FOR THE

TERMINATION OF BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION WITH EFFECT

FROM 1 JULY 1997'.

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PARA 4: OMIT AT A LATER DATE' FROM SECOND LINE.

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PARA 5:

OMIT FOR EXAMPLE FROM PENULTIMATE LINE.

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PARA 6:

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PARA 7:

WE AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED IN PARA 2 OF

REPLACE 'WHEN THEY' BY 'WHO' IN LINE 3.

PEKING TUR.

(H) PARA 8:

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INSERT 'SUBORDINATE' BEFORE 'LEGISLATION' IN LINE

OMIT 'TECHNICALLY' IN LINE 5. REPLACE 'WOULD' WITH 'WILL' I

LINE 8. REPLACE FINAL SENTENCE WITH 'SUCH AN EXPLANATION WILL

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