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MIPT HONG KONG AGREEMENT TENTH MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON
GROUP
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FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING
BEGINS
THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS TENTH MEETING IN LONDON FROM 20-23 SEPTEMBER 1988 THE GROUP DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND ACHIEVED POSITIVE RESULTS. THE GROUP EXPRESSED SATISFACTION AT THE SUCCESSFUL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO OFFICES SINCE THEIR ESTABLISHMENT IN HONG KONG ON 1 JULY 1988 ON THE BASIS OF WORK DONE BY THE SUB-GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP REACHED AGREEMENT
ON HONG KONG'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC TELECOMMUNITY AND IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
POLICE ORGANISATION
AND THE UNITED NATIONS
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INTERPOL
COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP CONTINUED ITS DISCUSSION ON TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR TWO TYPES OF SEAMAN'S TRAVEL DOCUMENT THE SEAMAN'S IDENTITY BOOK AND THE SEAMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF
NATIONALITY AND IDENTITY AND REACHED A COMMON VIEW. WITH THIS
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAVE COMPLETED THEIR CONSIDERATION OF TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALL HONG KONG TRAVEL AND IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
WITH REGARD TO WORK ON THE LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION, THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP REACHED A COMMON VIEW ON QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE
LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION ON ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION IN HONG KONG. THE GROUP ALSO DISCUSSED QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE
LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION ON CIVIL AVIATION AND MERCHANT
SHIPPING
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP CONTINUED THEIR DISCUSSION OF FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS BETWEEN HONG
KONG AND RELEVANT COUNTRIES AND REACHED A COMMON VIEW ON
QUESTIONS OF PRINCIPLE. THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT EXPERTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF THIS SUBJECT. THE GROUP
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