Hkk 122/1
RECEIVED
30 JUN 1986
MSK
*NTEX
UNDER "OTHER
Mr.
Chaizman,
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It will be recalled thai
meeting held On 22 MAY 1995
hav
made
statement concerning Hong Kong's status as
15: accordance with the Procedur
party
XXVI;5(c) and, while reserving
regard, stated our Intentior. 10
at a future meeting.
Mr. Chairman, our authorities
THIS
t this mauler
are of the view
2.
that
while
recognise Rong We
Kong
as
contracti 2.
ting
party LC GATT 10 view of the declaration by tha
status
Government of the United Kingdom, (contained in document
L/5986 dated 24 April 1986), we find 11 difficult to
accept the
of Hong Kong as A contracting party
with effect from July 1997 on the basis of the
communication from the People's Republic of China
contained in document L/5987 dated AT211 24, 1986. This
is not only because China is not a contracting party to
GATT today but also because the exact status of Hong
Kong under the General Agreement when the People's
Republic of China
of China resumes sovereignty over it in
1997
is
not clear.
We,
therefore, roserve
the
regarding
party to GATT from i July 1997.
status of Hong Kong as
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
B
Our
position
contracting