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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 22 JAN 1987
Mr Fifoot o/r
INDEA
FICER
PA
POSSIBLE HONG KONG/JAPAN CULTURAL AGREEMENT
1.
2.
empower
Please
see
Mr Peirce' recent letter to Mr Layden.
S
€18
A s the Japanese are apparently insisting that the document should have the status of
a legally binding agreement, Hong Kong an entrustment from HMG is required to confirmation that seek Our
them to sign. I take it this
remains your view (your
There minute of 18 August).
is no political objection on HKD's issue
entrustment an below).
like should
enclose and, if possible,
B
part
to
the
5
of
We
paragraph confirming this entrustment. Would you be able to prepare one?
to
a
(although
to write
draft
of
please
Mr
a
see Peirce
suitable
3.
the Chinese.
The other issue
It
seems
consider is consultation with need to we from
earlier
the file that papers the Chinese in advance, but not consulting
on
we
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envisaged informing
them. Since then, however, we have agreed the "Guidelines" for consultation with the Chinese. In the light of this development
the least inform
Chinese in advance the
in
the accordance with
Guidelines if we
we
>
to
should certainly, at and perhaps consult them consider it would be appropriate for the agreement to continue
this point). We apply after 1997 (we should consult Hong Kong on
also bear in mind should
that in
JLG the Chinese made a point
for
if consultation
HMG of saying there. was
particular need a
a separate authorising Hong Kong to conclude
were
4.
the
for
agreement.
consultation with
the
If you agree with the above, I suggest we should draw Hong attention Kong's
to the possible need Chinese in our reply.
states:
Annex
Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region may on its own, using the name "Hong Kong,
5.
Section
China",
implement agreements
states,
One
ΧΙ
this point in all
paragraph
1
worries
slightly. me "The
Is
and conclude
international relevant
with
organisations
cultural
•
•
•
·
essentially
the
same
an
entrustment
•
regions and
appropriate fields, including the 3 (10) of thing.) Does
from
the
Joint the
this
to
PRC
Cultural Agreement?
to
If so,
it
now.
in
the (Article
the less
Declaration states
that the SAR mean
will
not need like conclude
the something
Hong Kong/Japan that we seems slightly unfortunate
it Would
be should proceed by means of an entrustment correct
as though they treat the Joint Declaration and Annex I constituted
covering entrustment comprehensive general fields named in Section XI? If
then SO
there
perhaps Own procedure discrepancy between post-1997 arrangements and
We are likely I fear. I should be grateful for your views.
the future.
take into similar situations in
these
considerations have no bearing on the
of consultation with
the Chinese.
than
to run
a
issue
is
our
I
it
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