TNAG-1484-FCO40-2038-Proposed-realignment-of-the-Shenzhen-River-1986 — Page 2

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

Ms Anne Shepherd

Assistant Political Adviser II HONG KONG

Telephone 01-

233 4439 ·

ble &

не

Your reference

HKK 095/1

Our reference

Date

12 December 1986

Dew Anne

HKK 095/1

RECEIVED IN AD

PROPOSED REALIGNMENT OF THE SHENZHEN RIVER

1.

15 DEC 1986

DESK CON ▼ DER

Thank you for your letter of 7 Novembe be brought up to date on this hardy fñnua

2.

Neither we

Advisers nor Legal

see any draft speaking note enclosed with your letter. specific queries in para 7 of your letter, Our

(a)

No:

BEGISTRY

It was helpful to

difficulty with the As regards the two

answers are:

all that is necessary

is that you remove the passage within brackets in para 5(a) of your note.

maintain whatever theoretical argument there

can

then

We

is as to the boundary. Para 5(e) of your note rightly

avoids the

argument

of

on or

and the need for a decision this point, by proposing a purely practical regime. (This advice also accords with your

acceptance

own

para 2 of your

Telno

legal advice

a s recorded in 75 of 11 January 1984.);

Yes.

(b)

3.

Please let us

know how things develop (apologies for

the

delay in responding to your letter).

LPAPER

Ius fier Clib

CE Leeks

Hong Kong Department

artment

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