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Mr Wood, Legal Advisers

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COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

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to ensure Their

They

for I would be grateful

your advice on the attached papers the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, who wish the security of their position

position in Hong Kong after 1997. position is at present guaranteed by a Hong Kong ordinance. want to know whether they should seek agreement with the SAR Government, which will of course only exist after 1 July 1997, or whether

their rights. contractual after 1997, on which I have already consulted you.

there i s

of

can

ensure

continuation the

of the HKG's the question

continue thay can

to other way some

ensure

is This

tied in with

in with the obligations and how we

J N Powell

11 February 1986

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