(b)
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Sino-British Joint Liaison Group
5.
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
Group's main achievements have been:
(i) Agreement that Hong Kong should become a
separate member of the Customs Co-operation
Council (CCC) and should continue as such
after 1997 in the name of "Hong Kong,
China". Hong Kong was duly accepted as the
99th member of the CCC on 25 June 1987. As
a result of the JLG's efforts Hong Kong now
has, and will retain after 1997, a separate
standing
the General Agreement on
in
Tariffs
and Trade,
the Multi-Fibre
Agreement and the CCC, and is thus better
placed
to
protect its Own interests in
world trade before and after 1997.
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