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TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
TELNO 170
OF 0810152 APRIL 86
AND TO IMMEDIATE VIENNA, BRUSSELS, OTTAWA, COPENHAGEN
AND TO IMMEDIATE HELSINKI, PARIS, BONN, ATHENS, REYKJAVIK
AND TO IMMEDIATE DUBLIN, ROME, TOKYO, LUXEMBOURG, WELLINGTON
AND TO IMMEDIATE THE HAGUE, OSLO, LISBON, MADRID, STOCKHOLM
AND TO IMMEDIATE BERNE, ANKARA, WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS
AND TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, BANGKOK
AND TO IMMEDIATE MANILA, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, SEOUL, ISLAMABAD AND TO IMMEDIATE MONTEVIDEO, NEW DELHI, BRASILIA, CAIRO
AND TO IMMEDIATE BELGRADE, UKMIS GENEVA
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING
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(NEXT THREE WORDS UNDERLINED) LINE TO TAKE
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THE JOINT DECLARATION OF THE CHINESE AND BRITISH
GOVERNMENTS ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, SIGNED IN PEKING ON 19
DECEMBER 1984, PROVIDES THAT THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION OF CHINA, WHICH WILL COME INTO EXISTENCE ON 1 JULY 1997,
WILL RETAIN THE STATUS OF A SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY: MAY ON
ITS OWN CONCLUDE RELEVANT AGREEMENTS WITH STATES, REGIONS AND
RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS: AND MAY PARTICIPATE IN
RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
AGREEMENTS SUCH AS THE GATT.
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