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YOUR TELNO 1947. PQS: AUTONOMY AND THE AIRPORT MOU.
WE ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR PROPOSED REPLIES SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING MINOR COMMENTS:
2. REPLY TO QUESTION (A):
THE SECOND AND THIRD SENTENCES
SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ: QUOTE UNDER THE JOINT DECLARATION, FROM 1 JULY 1997 THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WILL ENJOY A HIGH DEGREE OF
AUTONOMY EXCEPT FOR FOREIGN AND DEFENCE AFFAIRS. IT WILL BE VESTED WITH EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL POWER, INCLUDING THAT OF FINAL ADJUDICATION. UNQUOTE.
3.
REPLY TO QUESTION (B):
LINE 3. THE CORRECT DATE IS 3 SEPTEMBER.
LINE 11: DELETE QUOTE GRANTS UNQUOTE AND INSERT QUOTE FRANCHISES UNQUOTE.
LINE 16: INSERT FULL STOP AFTER THE WORD QUOTE BILLION UNQUOTE.
LINE 17: QUOTE AFTER UNQUOTE SHOULD READ QUOTE AFTER UNQUOTE.
LINE 20: IT IS HMG WHICH CONSULTS THE PRC ON THIS ISSUE
AND PERHAPS THE REFERENCE TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DELETED.
WILSON
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