TNAG-2879-FCO40-4151-Agreements-between-the-Hong-Kong-Special-Administrative-Regi-1993 — Page 55

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KUUSE DUMU KONO.

CONFIDENTIAL

From: David M Edwards, CMG JF-

律政署

國際法律科

中區下亞慶華遠

政府合署東室4樓

ACR - 81710 HKAGC HX

電訊傳真:852-8772130

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS INTERNATIONAL LAW DIVISION

MEL-EAST WING,

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.

Talc 81710 HKAGC HX Fax: 852-877 2130

*76* Our Ref.:

IL/TRE/54/1

* Your Ref.;

**** Təl. No.:

810 2403

Peter Ricketts Beq

Head, Hong Kong Department Foreign & Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

Dear Peter,

Agreements

8 November 1993

UK and the HERAR

KP

Thank

་

you for your

1.

letter of 22 October. Subject to what I say below about VAA, our people here are content with the timetable you have suggested.

on

While recognising, of course, the implications of Maastricht, We

k that exploratory talks VAA would be helpful as this is a subject which generates an enormous amount of interest and concern here, affecting as it could, millions of people living in Hong Kong. We would therefore

therefore be most grateful if Laurence Laung and David Skinner could talk to the relevant people on Friday 10 December. will be engaged on IPPA talks that day, but my presence would not in any event be vital at this stage.

We are separNI

separately trying to

to arrange talks ASA with the DTP as you have suggested.

on

c.c.

Good

Last weath.

Что

(D M Edwards)

Law officer (International Law)

Miss Shelagh Brooks

Legal Counsellor

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