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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 457

OF 230722Z MARCH 93

CONFIDENTIAL

HICC CA0/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

5 APR 1993

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

BOUNDARIES

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SEE MIPT.

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103666

MDHIAN 4471

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY OF HONG KONG

AFTER DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE'S PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF GUANGDONG, THE TWO GOVERNMENTS, BEARING IN MIND

THE NEED FOR THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES TO BE CLEARLY DELINEATED: AND

THE NEED TO ENHANCE FURTHER THE PRACTICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES OF HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG RESPECTIVELY, INCLUDING THEIR POLICE AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES:

HAVE REACHED THE FOLLOWING UNDERSTANDING

WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE POSITIONS OF THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ON MATTERS OF SOVEREIGNTY AND SUBJECT TO THE QUALIFICATION THAT THE LAND BOUNDARY IN THE NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL CHANNEL OF THE SHENZHEN RIVER, THE MAP ANNEXED TO THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DELINEATES THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY OF HONG KONG.

THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON

SIGNED IN DUPLICATE AT

ON

IN THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE LANGUAGES, BOTH TEXTS HAVING EQUAL VALIDITY.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

HONG KONG

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE PEOPLE'S PROVINCIAL

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