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airworthiness.

These issues are of vital importance and it is

essential that the provisions of the Order are kept up-to-date. Given that five and a half years have now elapsed since the

raised this aspect of localisation with the

British side first

have found it necessary to ask the UK

new Hong Kong Order which will keep the

It is expected that the new Order will

Chinese side, we

Government to make a

provisions up-to-date.

be made later this year or early next year. This is a stop-gap

measure to update the Order

until it can be replaced locally

The Chinese side will, of course,

under the second stage bill.

be consulted in due course

power to make a local equivalent of the Order according to the

principles for consultation agreed between the two sides.

on the future localization of the

4.

However, in view of the Chinese side's interest in this

piece of subsidiary legislation, the British side have also

prepared a note summarizing the provisions of the Air Navigation

(Overseas Territories) Order 1977 (at Annex) which we hope will

provide the Chinese side with a better understanding of this

Order.

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