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Ms Barrett

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HONG KONG: LOCALISATION OF LAWS: CARRIAGE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL

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1. I attach Hong Kong telno 969 and Hong Kong's consultation paper on the above subject. I would be grateful for any

comments you may have, particularly on para 4 of the

telegram, by 30 June if possible.

1.

Janther Morhall

J N Marshall

Hong Kong Department

WH305 270-3287

17 June 1993

Mr Marshall, HleD I am sorry that pressure of the

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urgent

work haus

anthost of your suggested deadline

2. I can see hindable to HK, including the 1983 and 1986 Orders,

H& wish to localise the full range of cument

CODE 18-77

legislation

which

apparently

do not

implement the Pais Convention or Protocol at all, I abo to make this clear tympathise with their

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preference not to make this clear to the Chinese, in ader to avoid Complicating the negotiation, Para 5 of the paper refers to those

hio Ordets as ☺ Two futher Order-in-Council were

that the fact that do not state that the purpose of the Orders was to implement the Convention or Protocol, the Chinese

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