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FM FCO
TELNO 3112
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
MKC OBIA
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
27 NOV 1987'
OF 261240Z NOVEMBER 87
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MDLOAN 4601
MY SECOND IPT: ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG: PASSAGE ON THE JLG
SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP
B)
1.
THE SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH MEETINGS OF THE JOINT
LIAISON GROUP TOOK PLACE IN THE COURSE OF 1987. FURTHER
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN AGREEING PRACTICAL
ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S TRANSITION FROM BRITISH
DEPENDENT TERRITORY TO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS A SMOOTH ONE IN FULL ACCORDANCE
WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION. IN THIS PERIOD THE GOVERNOR HAS
REGISTERED THE FOLLOWING MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
(I)
(II)
(III)
(IV)
AGREEMENT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD BE DEEMED A SEPARATE.
MEMBER OF THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL (CCC) AND
SHOULD CONTINUE AS SUCH AFTER 1997 IN THE NAME OF QUOTE
HONG KONG, CHINA UNQUOTE. HONG KONG WAS DULY ACCEPTED AS
THE 99TH MEMBER OF THE CCC ON 25 JUNE 1987.
AGREEMENT ON THE CONTINUED APPLICATION TO HONG KONG OF
RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS AND ON HONG
KONG'S CONTINUING PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION AFTER 1997.
CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE
BODIES OF THE FOOD AND
NATIONS IN THE
NAME OF QUOTE HONG
AGREEMENT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD
IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUBSIDIARY
AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED
ASIAN PACIFIC REGION AFTER 1997 IN THE
KONG, CHINA UNQUOTE.
AGREEMENT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD CONTINUE ITS
PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AFTER 1997, AND AGREEMENT ON THE PRACTICAL STEPS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE HONG KONG'S CONTINUED
AFTER 1997 IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS
CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT. CONSULTATION IS
CONTINUING ON HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN A NUMBER OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANISATION.
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