GRS 400
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENT HAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1069
OF 110525Z APRIL 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA, BERNE
UKMIS GENEVA FOR CARTLAND.
HRK 12211 RECEIVED REGISTRY
1 4 APR 1986
128
PEKING TELNO 508 (NOT COPIED TO BERNE).
IN
HONG KONG AND GATT: STATUS OF HONG KONG'S GENEVA OFFICET
NOW THAT THE FORMAL ARTICLE XXVI(5)(C) DECLARATION IS LIKELY
TO BE MADE IN THE WEEK COMMENCING 21 APRIL, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE
#ISSUE OF THE FORMAL STATUS OF OUR GENEVA OFFICE.
2. WITH HONG KONG BEING DEEMED TO BE A SEPARATE CONTRACTING PARTY, WE PROPOSE THAT CARTLAND SHOULD BECOME HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVE TO
GATT. WOULD A FORMAL NOTIFICATION TO THIS EFFECT BE REQUIRED FROM
HONG KONG, AND IF SO WOULD IT BE DESIRABLE FOR THIS TO BE DELIVERED
IN PERSON TO DUNKEL BY A SENIOR OFFICER FROM HONG KONG?
3. THE STATUS OF OUR GENEVA OFFICE WAS TOUCHED ON IN THE EXPERT
GROUP DISCUSSION IN PEKING 8-10 JANUARY 1986. (SEE PEKING
TELNO. 32 QUESTION 10, PEKING TELNO. 43 PARAS. 2, 3 AND 6, AND OUR SUBSEQUENT WRITTEN PEPLIES TO THE 12 QUESTIONS.) ACCORDINGLY,
THE CHINESE ARE WELL AWARE THAT :
(A) WE WILL BE REPRESENTED BY A SEPARATE DELEGATE :
(B) OUR OFFICE IS PHYSICALLY SEPARATE FROM THE REST OF UKMIS: AND
(C) THE PRECISE STATUS OF OUR GENEVA OFFICE WILL ALSO HAVE TO
DEPEND ON THE SWISS GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS · 11E. 4T WILL BE A
SEPARATE ENTITY.
4. EN VIEW OF THE DESIRABILITY OF A FREE STANDING HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT MISSION TO THE GATT IN THE CONTEXT OF 1997, WE RECOMMEND
THAT THIS FORMAL SEPARATION FROM UKMIS SHOULD TAKE PLACE AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ARTICLE XXVI(5)(C) DECLARATION. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND, SUBJECT TO SUCH APPROVAL, FOR ADVICE ON THE MODALITIES OF OUR SO PROCEEDING, INCLUDING ADVICE ON HOW WE MIGHT PRESERVE THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CURRENTLY ENJOYED BY HONG
KONG STAFF ACCREDITED TO UKMIS.
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AB 14/1
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