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ENSHRINED IN A LETTER DATED 8 JUNE 1987 FROM THE LEGAL ADVISER FCO TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HONG KONG. THE READS IN PART

'IF CONFLICTING INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES WERE TO ARISE THE UKG AND THE HKG WOULD CO-OPERATE IN TAKING SUCH REMEDIAL ACTION AS MIGHT BE NECESSARY. REMEDIAL ACTION BY EITHER OR BOTH GOVERNMENTS COULD TAKE A VARIETY OF FORMS AND COULD INCLUDE THE PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT OF COMPENSATION.'

5. WE WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO REACH A SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT IN INDEMNIFICATION OF HMG AGAINST LIABILITIES ARISING FROM HONG KONG BASED SATELLITE OPERATIONS PRE-1997. SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE TO SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT BEING WORKED OUT, AND YOUR VIEWS ON THE LICENSING APPROACH OUTLINED ABOVE, WE WOULD WISH TO PRESS AHEAD WITH PUTTING A LOCAL SATELLITE LICENSING REGIME IN PLACE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IF NECESSARY, OUR EXPERTS WOULD BE PREPARED TO VISIT LONDON TO EXPLAIN THE PROPOSAL IN GREATER DETAIL.

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