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KŮ AGREEMENT

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

DEFENCE

23. Provision on defence simply states that central government shall be responsible.

| 23. Equivalent provision states that

| forces sent "for the purpose of

I defence" shall not interfere in the

SAR's internal affairs and

| expenditure on such forces will fall I to the central government.

SHIPPING

24. No provisions.

| 24. Section in Annex I provides for

| maintenance of existing system and

I establishment of separate Hong Kong | Shipping Register.

CIVIL AVIATION

25. No provisions.

25. Section in Annex I provides

I degree of autonomy to SAR in managing

its international air services.

JLG

26. No explicit provisions permitting establishment of sub-groups under the JLG, or stating that each side shall determine the composition of its own side for each meeting.

27. JLG to meet in Beijing, Lisbon and Macau only in first year, thereafter to have its principal base in Macau.

to function until 1 January

only for 12 days after

28.

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LAND

| 26. Clear provisions in these

I repects.

27. JLG to meet at least once each year in Beijing, London and Hong

| Kong and to have its principal base

in Hong Kong from 1 July 1988.

| 28. JLG to function for 2 years

after transfer.

29. 20 hectare annual limit on new land to be granted during

transitional period.

| 29. 50 hectare limit.

DOGAKT