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Note on discussion in London on localisation of civil aviation legislation

There is need to move forward as rapidly as possible with localisation of legislation to have both major and subsidiary items in place and tested well before 1997.

In the civil aviation field, the first priority is to enact a Civil Aviation Ordinance and subsidiary legislation thereunder to replace, inter alia:-

(a) Civil Aviation Act 1949 (Overseas Territories)

Order 1969;

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AN(OT)0; and

AT (LAS) Regulations.

There will be some new elements in this legislation, such as the ability of Hong Kong to legislate with extra-territorial effect.

There has been a series of telegrams on this subject, but a meeting in London offers the opportunity:

(a) to establish who should deal with whom at each end

about what;

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to map out procedures for continuing liaison on the localisation of legislation;

to consider what the requirements of the British side are insofar as one or more enabling orders-in-council are concerned.

Specific points on which Hong Kong would like information/guidance are:-

(a) the full list of UK legislation that has to be

considered in the localisation process (does the British side have such a list?);

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any views HMG may have on the omission of provisions of existing UK made legislation from localised Hong Kong legislation, and on the addition of new provisions to meet Hong Kong's specific needs;