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MIPT: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED EXPERT DISCUSSION ON RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENTS IN BN(0) PASSPORTS

1. FOLLOWING DISCUSSION ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, LI CHUANSHENG ASKED BLUNT HOW LONG HE THOUGHT THE EXPERT DISCUSSIONS

WOULD TAKE, WHAT TIME THEY SHOULD START AND WHETHER AFTERNOON

SESSIONS WOULD BE NECESSARY.

2. BLUNT SAID THAT WE WAS WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS. SPEAKING PERSONALLY,

HE THOUGHT THAT THE DISCUSSIONS SHOULD BE APPROACHED FLEXIBLY. HE

SUGGESTED THAT THEY MIGHT START AT 09.30 ON 8 NOVEMBER CONTINUING

UNTIL A BREAK FOR LUNCH. IF BOTH SIDES WISHED TO CONTINUE IN THE

AFTERNOON, THIS SHOULD BE POSSIBLE. AS TO HOW MUCH TIME THE

• DISCUSSIONS WOULD REQUIRE, BLUNT SAID THAT THIS WOULD DEPEND VERY

LARGELY ON THE CHINESE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

3. LI UNDERTOOK TO CONFIRM THAT A 9.30 START WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. THE

CHINESE TEAM WOULD NUMBER SEVEN OR EIGHT AND WOULD INCLUDE ZHENG WIERONG, ZHAO JEHUA, YE SHOUZENG AND HIMSELF. HE WOULD PROVIDE A

FULL LIST NEXT. WEEK.

EVANS

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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