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TELEGRAM NUMBER 542 OF 13 APRIL
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
MY TELNO-464: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: HATIFICATION
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OP COPY
HK Kozdız
1 C APR 1985
SMITH CALLED ON YIN YUBIAO OF TREATY AND LAW DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA ON 17 APRIL TO DISCUSS MODALITIES FOR EXCHANGING INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION. DURING THE CALL YIN REFERRED TO ZHOU NAN'S SUGGESTIONS IN TUR THAT:
(A) THE EXCHANGE OF INSTRUMENTS COULD TAKE PLACE IN EARLY OR MID
MAY
(B) BOTH SIDES COULD MAKE VERY BRIEF SPEECHES AT THE CEREMONY
(C) JOURNALISTS COULD BE PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY.
HE ASKED WHETHER WE WERE IN A POSITION TO GIVE A RESPONSE ON THESE POINTS. SMITH UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. HE POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THE HONG KONG BILL HAD RECEIVED ROYAL ASSENT, CERTAIN ENABLING LEGISLATION IN HONG KONG HAD YET TO BE ENACTED.
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ON TECHNICALITIES FOR THE EXCHANGE, CHINESE THINKING SEEMS TO BE BROADLY IN LINE WITH OUR OWN. SEPARATE REPORT FOLLOWS BY TELELETTER.
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
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 CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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