CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 823
OF 211045Z MAY 93
CONFIDENTIAL
HICC 370/14
2+ MAT 19J3
SIRY
OK OFFICE?
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"GISTRY Action Taken
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
076051
MDLIAN 4518
TOP COPY
Q DIST?
вий стел week
JLG RESTRICTED
LOCALISATION OF LAWS: PROTECTION OF TRADING INTERESTS.
1.
WE ARE PREPARING TO LOCALISE THE PROTECTION OF TRADE INTERESTS ACT 1980 CHONG KONG) ORDER 1990. WE ARE SENDING A COPY OF OUR PROPOSAL TO BUNTEN, HKD, BY BAG. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY COMMENTS.
2.
YOU MAY WISH TO NOTE THAT WE CONSIDER IT NOT/NOT NECESSARY TO CONSULT THE CHINESE SIDE ON THIS PARTICULAR LOCALISATION PROPOSAL. THIS IS BECAUSE, AS STATED IN PARA 6 OF THE PROPOSAL, THE LOCALISING LEGISLATION WILL NOT CONFER ON AN AUTHORITY IN HONG KONG POWERS FORMERLY HELD BY AN AUTHORITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IS NOT DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS WHICH WILL APPLY TO THE HKSAR AFTER 1997, AND WILL NOT HAVE EXTRATERRITORIAL EFFECT. UKREP JLG AGREES.
PATTEN
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
53
MAIN
50
.JLG RESTRICTED
HKD
FED
NEWS D
PUSD
RAD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BROOKS
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
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