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9.
The royal visit was undoubtedly greatly enjoyed by the Hong
Kong people. It was
symbol of a
of the continuing commitment
the
United Kingdom to Hong Kong, in the period of transition up to 1997;
echoed by Her Majesty's Own words to the people of Hong Kong: "As
you move towards a
always be with y
our new phase in your development,
your". (Pa (elao)
thoughts will
IV.
(a)
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE) JOINT) DECLARATION
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Contacts with the Chinese Government
ecred
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10.
between
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Over the past
year
members of
been a number of meetings
there have
Her Majesty's Government and Chinese Ministers,
Both sides have reaffirmed
at which Hong Kong has been discussed.
their commitment to the full and faithful implementation of the
Joint Declaration in the interests of maintaining Hong Kong's
prosperity and
Queen
in
stability.
The historic visit
October 1986 demonstrated the close
of Her Majesty The
and cordial
to China
relationship between the United Kingdom and China, a relationship in
which
agreement on
significant part.
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the
of question
has Hong - Kong
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played
a
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The second, third, fourth and fifth meetings of the Joint
Liaison Group have taken place during the period
period covered by this
report. Good progress has been made in agreeing detailed practical
to enable Hong Kong
make a smooth transition from
British Dependent Territory to Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in accordance with the Joint Declaration.
arrangements
to
The Group's principal achievements in this period have been: <Pa <ol>
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that
(i) Agreement
Hong Kong should be deemed a separate
contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade and should continue in that status after 1997
in the
name
of "Hong Kong, China".
became the GATT's
1986. <Pa <0147
Hong Kong duly
91st contracting party on 23 April
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