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1 1810 1985
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FROM PEKING 10105OZ JAN 85
TU IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 37 OF 10/1/85
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNOS 79, 80 AND 81: HONG KONG BILL: PRESS RELEASE
1. WE NOTE THAT THE MATERIAL IN SECOND TUR IS TAKEN ALMOST ENTIRELY FROM THE BILL ITSELF, THE EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM, YOUR
PRESS RELEASE AND THE BRIEFING MATERIAL IN YOUR TELNO 23 TU HONG
KONG. ON THAT BASIS, PARAGRAPH 2 SHOULD PRESUMABLY BEGIN:
''THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS TO ENABLE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO
IMPLEMENT
2. PARAGRAPH 7 OF SECOND TUR. AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, HONG KONG
LEGISLATION PROVIDING DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES FOR THE CHINESE MEMBERS OF THE JLG IN HONG KONG WILL HAVE TO BE IN PLACE IN ORDER FOR US TO RATIFY. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT THE SENTENCE IS MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS TO REFLECT THIS:
**THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL IN DUE COURSE AND IN ADVANCE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT, ENACT SIMILAR
3. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THIRD TUR.
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THOMSON
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT. LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST MR PACKENHAM, LEGAL ADU (HOMË
CONFIDENTIAL
OFFICE)
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