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(bearing in mind that each change away from the model text

will make it harder to secure Chinese agreement).

iii) Whether you think there will be any transitional difficulties concerning the transfer of sovereignty in respect of Hong Kong to China, with regard to Mutual Legal Assistance and whether you think there are any other steps we might

undertake to overcome them.

iv) Whether you are content with the proposal that there should be negotiations with Hong Kong this September. We hope that your department, or other relevant Whitehall departments, will agree to be represented on the UK negotiating team, to be led by an FCO Legal Adviser, for the relevant part of the

talks.

5. Detailed points can be pursued with Rod Bunten of this department on 270-2655.

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PF Ricketts

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