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(YOU WILL NOTE THAT THIS FORMULATION ALSO MAKES CLEAR THAT IT IS NOT HMG BUT THE JOINT DECLARATION WHICH STATES THAT ANNEX 1'S PROVISIONS WILL BE STIPULATED IN THE BASIC LAW)

(B) A6: AS SEEN FROM HERE, # WONDER #F THE SECOND SENTENCE 'S NOT A BIT OF A HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE. REALISE, OF COURSE, THAT ADDING A CAVEAT TO THE SENTENCE WOULD REDUCE ITS USEFULNESS #N HONG KONG BUT #1 WONDER WHETHER IT WOULD NOT BE MORE PRUDENT TO AMEND IT ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES.

TO HIMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES IN THIRD COUNTRIES, (ALTHOUGH IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS THIS HAS TO REMAIN A MATTER FOR GOVERNMENTS OF THIRD COUNTRIES THEMSELVES TO DETERMINE'

EVANS

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

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

C

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 DR C CHRISTOPHER, CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST MR.EMERY

B4

HOME OFFICE

CROYDON

QUEEN ANNE'S

GATE

MR. HYDE. HOME OFFICE

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