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DEFENCE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS' WIDENS THE SCOPE OF THE TERM 'ACTS OF STATE'.

M. ART 157:

POWER OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF NPC TO INTERPRET THE BL:

POINT NOT TAKEN UP.

ADDITIONAL POINTS IN THE FIFOOT/SHAO LETTER:

N. ART 157:

THE NEED TO MAKE EXPRESS PROVISION THAT AMENDMENTS OF BL WILL NOT CONTRAVENE THE POLICIES OF THE PRC AS REGARDS HONG KONG: POINTS NOT TAKEN UP.

0. ART 17:

THE NEED TO MAKE PROVISION FOR IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION: POINT NOT TAKEN UP.

P. ARTS 14 AND 22:

THE NEED TO MAKE EXPRESS PROVISION THAT MEMBERS OF PLA AND STAFF OF CENTRAL ORGANS IN HONG KONG SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE HONG KONG COURTS:

POINT NOT TAKEN UP.

Q. ART 31:

EXTENSION OF THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT PROVISION TO INCLUDE NON- RESIDENTS:

POINT NOT TAKEN UP.

R. ART 159:

CLARIFICATION OF TRANSITIONAL PROVISION:

POINT NOT TAKEN UP.

S. ART 48:

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CE SHALL IMPLEMENT THE 'DIRECTIVES' OF THE CPG:

POINT NOT TAKEN UP.

T. EXPRESS PROVISION FOR AN AUTHENTIC ENGLISH TEXT:

LI HOU SAID THE ENGLISH TEXT WOULD BE REGARDED AS AUTHENTIC AND WOULD BE GRANTED LEGAL STATUS BY AN NPC RESOLUTION, BUT IN CASE OF DISPUTES, THE CHINESE TEXT WOULD PREVAIL.

U. ART 11:

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