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CONFIDENTIAL

· 3

from the

Hong Kong,

July

further

be will

1997 and apply

that all

the international rights and obligations arising Convention, to the extent to which they apply to assumed by the CPG with effect from 1

the to

of the PRC. HKSAR

be

necessary

to

ensure

So

either

It will

far as possible that

or at least agree,

those

Contracting Parties

acquiesce. In the opinion

opinion of the British side the best method for securing this objective would be as described in paragraph 7 of the paper handed to the Chinese side on 15

March 1989.

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