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stability.
(b)
4.
Sino-British Joint Liaison Group
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 Group's
efforts Hong Kong now has, and will retain after 1997, a
separate standing in relation to the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade, the Multi-Fibre Arrangement and
the CCC. It is thus better placed to protect its own
interests in world trade before and after 1997.
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
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.
Agreement that Hong Kong should continue to participate
in the activities of subsidiary bodies of the Food and
Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in the
Asian Pacific region after 1997 in the name of "Hong Kong, China".
Agreement that Hong Kong should continue its associate
membership of the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific after 1997, and
agreement on the practical steps needed to achieve Hong Kong's continued participation after 1997 in the
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