TNAG-2877-FCO40-4149-Future-of-Hong-Kong-adaptation-of-laws-1993 — Page 169

Your Ref:CAB E2/19

Our Ref:

Date: 23 August 1995

BY FAX

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DIEU

Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

London SW1A 2AH

3701

Telephone: 071-

RECE

24 AUC 1993

270-2655

Mrs Jennie Chok

Constitutional Affairs Branch

HONG KONG

Dear Jang

ADAPTATION OF LAWS: FURTHER EXPLANATION TO THE CHINESE OF OUR

NEW APPROACH

1. I have no comments on the draft speaking note attached to your fax of 20 August explaining to the Chinese side the implications for the Post Office Ordinance of our new approach of not distinguishing between 'stoke of midnight' and non 'stroke of midnight' adaptation.

Your ever,

RAJ Bunten Hong Kong Dept

CC: C Garrett Esq, UKREP JLG

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