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9. MEMBERSHIP OF THE CCC IS OPEN TO ANY SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY WHICH IS PROPOSED BY A CONTRACTING PARTY HAVING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NORMAL CONDUCT OF ITS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, WHICH IS AUTONOMOUS IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND ADMISSION OF WHICH AS A SEPARATE MEMBER IS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL.
10.
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL MAKE A PARALLEL DECLARATION UNDER ARTICLE IX(A)(11) OF THE CONVENTION ESTABLISHING THE CCC AND SPONSOR HONG KONG'S MEMBERSHIP THERE IN AT THE SAME TIME IT MAKES THE DECLARATION UNDER ARTICLE XXVI 5(C) OF THE GATT. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE CCC SIMILAR TO THAT IN THE GATT, IF AGREED, WOULD BE EQUALLY HELPFUL.
11. DRAFT TEXTS OF THE DECLARATIONS TO BE MADE TO THE CCC ARE
AT APPENDIX 11.
APPENDIX I
(OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS)
TEXTS OF UK, HK AND PRC DECLARATIONS TO THE GATT
(CLOSE SQUARE BRACKETS).
APPENDIX II
THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL (CCC)
1. UNITED KINGDOM DECLARATION
I AM INSTRUCTED BY HER MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS TO DECLARE THAT HONG KONG, BEING A SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY FOR THE FORMAL CONDUCT
OF WHOSE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS THE UNITED KINGDOM IS RESPONSIBLE, IS AUTONONOMOUS IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS. THE UNITED KINGDOM ACCORDINGLY PROPOSES THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE II(A)(11) OF THE CONVENTION ESTABLISHING A CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL, HONG KONG SHOULD BE ADMITTED TO THE COUNCIL
AS A SEPARATE MEMBER.
B. HONG KONG DECLARATION
I AM INSTRUCTED TO REFER TO ARTICLE 11(A)(II) OF THE CONVENTION ESTABLISHING A CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL, AND TO THE COMMUNICA- TION WHICH THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS HAS TO-DAY ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL, AND TO CONFIRM THAT HONG KONG WISHES TO BE ADMITTED TO THE COUNCIL AS A SEPARATE MEMBER.
C. PRC DECLARATION
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