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before even mentioning to the Chinese side that the subject needs to be addressed.

Conclusions

12. Overall, we concluded that we should regard direct negotiation of UK/SARG agreements with the Chinese as the least satisfactory option politically, to be considered only if the Chinese refuse to operate in any other way.

13. We considered that no one approach was likely to suit all cases, and that we should look at each case in which there was genuine need for a UK/SARG bilateral agreement and consider whether any of the following approaches might work:

parallel legislation (Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgements and Mutual Legal Assistance);

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application of Model Texts already negotiated with the Chinese (IPPAs, Extradition, provided we got some language on non-rendition to China);

MOUS, framed in a form which could be translated into an Agreement after July 1997 if the SARG agreed (ASAs);

administrative action for HKG, with the aim of this continuing after July 1997 (Visa Abolition Agreements). - Hong Kong legislation for the protection of foreign investment.

14. We would welcome your comments on these points.

Yours ever,

Nigel Coso

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PF Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

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