TNAG-1401-FCO40-1873-Future-of-Hong-Kong-continued-participation-in-the-General-A-1985 — Page 57

CONFIDENTIAL

In

accordance with the Joint Declaration Hong Kong will,

July

-

on 1

1997, become a Special Administrative Region of the

People's Republic of China, and will continue to possess full

autonomy

conduct of its external commercial relations

and of all the other matters provided for in the agreement".

in

the

order of wording reflects amendment suggested

Peking telno 683.

CONFIDENTIAL

in para 3 of