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Mr Wood, Legal Advisers

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

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ensure Their

They

the attached papers I would be grateful for your advice on from

the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, who wish to the security of their position in Hong Kong after 1997. position is at present guaranteed by a Hong Kong ordinance.

the SAR want to know whether they should

agreement with Government, which will of course only exist after 1 July 1997, whether there is

the continuation other way to some

ensure

their rights.

tied in with

the HKG's This is

the question of

thay can continue can ensure obligations and how we contractual after 1997, on which I have already consulted you.

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of

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J N Powell

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