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GRS 120

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1690

CONFIDENTIAL

OF 190852Z NOVEMBER 85

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

(323334)

HKM 040/40

нии

RECETT

2 C NOV 1935

YOUR TELNOS 1806-8 TO HONG KONG: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED:

ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT

1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINOR COMMENTS ON THE TEXT OF THE REPORT

AS IT NOW STANDS.

(A) PARAGRAPH 5: IT MIGHT BE MOR ACCURATE TO SAY THAT INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION WERE EXCHANGED ON 27 MAY 1985 AND THE JOINT DECLARATION ENTERED INTO FORCE IMMEDIATELY AT THE END OF THE

SECOND SENTENCE.

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(B) PARAGRAPH 9, FIRST SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST A LITTLE MORE EXPLANATION ABOUT THE LAND COMMISSION, PERHAPS ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES: ''A SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION HAS ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED

UNDER THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DELCARATION TO MONITOR, CONSULT, CONSIDER AND DECIDE ON LAND MATTERS PROVIDED FOR IN THE JOINT

DECLARATION. IT HELD FIVE MEETINGS BETWEEN 10 JULY AND 17 OCTOBER 1985, ALL IN HONG KONG. THE COMMISSION QUICKLY ETC'.

EVANS

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

D/HD PUSD

MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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