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03456
MDHOAN 4550
B)
V)
WHEN REFERRING IN PARA 3 TO THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT, WE SUGGEST ADDING QUOTE IN THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE OF CHINA UNQUOTE.
SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP
I)
II)
PARA 5(I): WE WOULD PREFER TO REFER IN THE THIRD
SENTENCE OF THIS SUB-PARA TO QUOTE AS A RESULT OF
THE GROUP'S EFFORTS
UNQUOTE.
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PARA 5(IV): WE SUGGEST INSERTING QUOTE UNITED NATIONS UNQUOTE BEFORE ESCAP.
III) PARA 5 (VI) IN THE FOURTH SENTENCE: QUOTE CIVIL
UNQUOTE SHOULD HAVE A LOWER CASE C:AND OMIT QUOTE
THE UNQUOTE BEFORE QUOTE NECESSARY FLYING SERVICES UNQUOTE.
IV)
V)
VI)
VII)
PARA 7: ON REFLECTION, WE THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO EXPLAIN MORE FULLY THE TERM LOCALISATION. WE
THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE SHOULD
THUS READ QUOTE
INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF UK
STATUTES APPLYING TO HONG KONG BY LOCAL HONG KONG LEGISLATION.
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PARA 12: WE AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF SECOND TUR. WE HAVE HOWEVER REVISED THE
WORDING OF THIS PARA SLIGHTLY FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY. IT SHOULD NOW READ QUOTE ELABORATION OF THEM IN ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION, WILL BE STIPULATED BY THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS IN A BASIC LAW OF THE
UNQUOTE.
PARA 13, FIRST SENTENCE: SHOULD END QUOTE ON THREE OCCASIONS UNQUOTE, AS THE THIRD MEETING WILL NOT IN FACT BE IN PEKING.
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PARA 13, THIRD SENTENCE: DELETE QUOTE IN HONG KONG UNQUOTE. (AS IT STANDS THE IMPRESSION IS THAT THE BASIC LAW WOULD ONLY BE PUBLISHED IN HONG KONG). LINE WITH THIS CHANGE QUOTE THE TERRITORY UNQUOTE IN THE FOURTH SENTENCE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY QUOTE HONG KONG UNQUOTE.
VIII) PARA 14: WE WOULD PREFER TO REFER TO THE BLCC QUOTE
COLLECTING UNQUOTE RATHER THAN QUOTE COLLATING UNQUOTE VIEWS.
X)
PARA 15: WE SUGGEST REDRAFTING THE FIRST TWO SENTENCES TO READ QUOTE THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW, WHICH WILL IN DUE COURSE IMPLEMENT PARAGRAPH 3(12) OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, IS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, BUT HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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