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MDHIAN 9349
1997. EVERYONE WHO HAS ANY SORT OF BRITISH PASSPORT WILL BE ABLE TO USE THEM AS TRAVEL DOCUMENTS IN ALL THIRD COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND TO ENJOY BRITISH CONSULAR PROTECTION IN THOSE COUNTRIES.
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ALTHOUGH SEEN BY SOME AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR CONSULAR PROTECTION IS NOT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PACKAGE. IT WOULD ALSO BE MISTAKEN TO THINK THAT IT CONFERRED ANY PROTECTION FROM LAWS OF OTHER COUNTRIES. A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THIS RIGHT WOULD BE ''CONSULAR ACCESS' IN NORMAL LIFE IT IS A FACILITY WHICH THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE NEVER USE.
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- THE MAIN PROTECTION FOR PEOPLE IN THE SAR AFTER 1997 WILL BE THE LAWS AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF THE SAR, INCLUDING THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AS GUARANTEED BY THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS IN THE JD.
4. IN OUR TELNO 610, WE PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS ON TIMING AND STRATEGY IN APPROACHING THE CHINESE. AS DISCUSSIONS ON THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE HAVE EFFECTIVELY BEEN CONCLUDED, WE CONSIDER THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD BE BRIEFED FAIRLY SOON AS ON THE UK PACKAGE, GIVEN THAT THE PACKAGE IS TO BE ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY ABOUT EASTER. DEPENDING ON FINAL TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AN APPROACH TO THE CHINESE AROUND MID-MARCH MIGHT BE ABOUT RIGHT (BY WHICH TIME WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST REGİSTERED ALL OUR REMAINING CONCERNS ON THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE BASIC LAW). GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.
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