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SECTION 15 (AS NOW).
REQUIRES COMMA AFTER 'HONG KONG' WHERE IT SECONDLY APPEARS.
SECTION 16 (AS NOW).
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NO NEED FOR A SUBSECTION NUMBER IT IS THE ONLY PROVISION.
SCHEDULE
WE WOULD PREFER THIS SIMPLY TO BE 'THE SCHEDULE TO THE ACT RATHER THAN 'SCHEDULE 2'. THERE SHOULD PRESUMABLY BE A REFERENCE TO SECTION 15 (OR 16) IN THE HEADING. IN THE LAST ENTRY IN THE 3RD COLUMN, 'SECTION' SHOULD HAVE A SMALL 'S'.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
WE GENERALLY TRY TO AVOID EMPHASISING THAT HONG KONG IS A COLONY THESE DAYS. FOR THIS REASON, AND BECAUSE THE REST OF THE SENTENCE IS NOT NEEDED, WE WOULD PREFER TO DELETE THE SECOND SENTENCE. OTHER RECENT ORDERS HAVE VERY SIMPLE EXPLANATORY NOTES SEE S.I. 1990 NO 2291 AND S.I. 1990 NO 591. INDEED, WE WOULD BE CONTENT TO DELETE THE WORDS 'TO FORM PART OF THE LAW OF HONG KONG AS WELL.
GENERALLY
THE FOREGOING COMMENTS ARE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO OUR STRONG PREFERENCE FOR THE TEXT OF THE ACT AS ADAPTED TO BE APPENDED AS A SCHEDULE TO THE ORDER. SEE OUR COMMENTS ON THIS IN PARA 2 ABOVE.
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MAIN
60
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PLANNERS
DISTRIBUTION
64
PUSD
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
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