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KONG BECAME A SEPARATE CONTRACTING PARTY.
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AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND THESE DISCUSSIONS WERE CONCLUDED
IN MARCH THIS YEAR WHEN FORMAL AGREEMENT WAS REACHED BETWEEN THE
BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES THAT HONG KONG SHOULD BE PROPOSED NOW
FOR SEPARATE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CCC UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CCC
CONVENTION (ARTICLE II(A)(II)) AND SHOULD CONTINUE IN THAT STATUS
AFTER 1997. THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT THEY WOULD APPROACH IN
PARALLEL THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CCC TO
(A)
INFORM HIM OF WHAT HAD BEEN AGREED, AND
(B)
DISCUSS WITH HIM THE BEST WAY OF CONFIRMING HONG KONG'S
SEPARATE MEMBERSHIP AND OF OBTAINING (IF REQUIRED)
TWO-THIRDS SUPPORT AMONG EXISTING MEMBERS.
IN CONNECTION WITH (B) ABOVE THE TERMS OF DRAFT UK AND
PRC DECLARATIONS TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL WERE AGREED, SUBJECT
ALSO TO DISCUSSION WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL.
IT WAS AGREED THAT THE BRITISH AND CHINESE EMBASSIES IN
BRUSSELS SHOULD MAKE PARALLEL BUT SEPARATE APPROACHES TO THE
SECRETARY GENERAL, THE BRITISH EMBASSY FIRST AND THEN THE CHINESE
EMBASSY, USING SPEAKING NOTES PROVIDED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE
GOVERNMENTS. COPIES OF THE SPEAKING NOTES COULD BE LEFT WITH THE
SECRETARY GENERAL.
ENDS
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
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MR MCLAREN MR GILLMORE
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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KINGS BEAM USE
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