TNAG-1401-FCO40-1873-Future-of-Hong-Kong-continued-participation-in-the-General-A-1985 — Page 85

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CONFIDENTIAL

In

accordance with the Joint Declaration Hong Kong will, on 1

July 1997, become

Administrative Region of the

a

Special

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

in the conduct of its external commercial relations

autonomy

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

order of wording reflects amendment suggested

Peking telno 683.

CONFIDENTIAL

in para

3 of