TNAG-1863-FCO40-2643-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1989 — Page 161

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Art. 132

Art. 134

The second half of JD 119

(renewal or amendment of ASAS and arrangements will, in principle, maintain existing rights) is omitted from para. 1.

It appears that those airlines refered to in this Article would enjoy an absolute legal right to continue to operate post-1997, even if, for example, they have breached legal requirements.

Compensation for the lawful deprivation of property shall

correspond to the real value of the property concerned, be freely convertible and be paid without undue delay."

JD 119 should be reflected in full.

To remove possible ambiguity, it is suggested that "in accordance with law" be inserted to the end of Art.

134

Channels:

Zheng Weirong

BLDC/BLCC interlocutors Legal experts meeting

Actions taken:

This was raised in previous critiques.

Channels:

BLDC/BLCC interlocutors Zheng Weirong

Actions taken:

This has not been pursued with the Chinese,

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