TNAG-2333-FCO40-3394-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Hong-Kong-Court-of-Final-Appeal-Hong-Ko-1991 — Page 9

CONFIDENTIAL

Priority

Title

Previous Bids

Length

A Essential

European Communities New

Short

(Amendment) Bill

B

Commonwealth Develop- New

Medium

ment Corporation Bill 1992/93

C

Mauritius Republic

Very

Bill

Once

Short

D Programme

Antarctic

Environmental

Protection Bill

New

Medium

E

Hong Kong

(Appeals) Bill

New

Very Short

F Contingent

Chemical Weapons Bill

New

Medium

CONFIDENTIAL

Subject

To incorporate in UK law new obligations arising from Maastricht Treaty

To increase Common-

wealth Development Corporation borrowing limit

To make provision

for Mauritius

becoming a republic within the Commonwealth

To implement obliga- tions imposed on UK by 1991 Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty, and to enable UK to ratify the Protocol

To abolish appeals under prerogative to the judicial committee from Hong Kong

consequent on estab- lishment of Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong

To enable UK to ratify Chemical Weapons Convention