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MY THIRD IPT: HONG KONG AND THE CCC
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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF DRAFT UK DECLARATION TO THE CCC, ΤΟ
BE HANDED OVER TO THE SG:
BEGINS
I AM INSTRUCTED BY HER MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS TO REFER TO ARTICLE
II(A)(II) OF THE CONVENTION ESTABLISHING THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION
COUNCIL AND TO INFORM YOU THAT HONG KONG IS A SEPARATE CUSTOMS
TERRITORY AND IS AUTONOMOUS IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS. THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS THE CONTRACTING
PARTY TO THE CONVENTION WHICH HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FORMAL
CONDUCT OF HONG KONG'S DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, THEREFORE PROPOSES
THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAID ARTICLE II(A)(II) AND WITH THE
WISHES OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG BE ADMITTED TO THE COUNCIL AS A
SEPARATE MEMBER.
I AM ALSO INSTRUCTED TO STATE THAT, HAVING REGARD TO THE
JOINT DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, SIGNED
IN BEIJING ON 19 DECEMBER 1984, THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL RESTORE
HONG KONG TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WITH EFFECT FROM 1
JULY 1997 AND THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
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