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TO ROUTINE TOKYO
TELNO 894
OF 121711Z DECEMBER 88
AND TO ROUTINE MANILA, SEOUL, JAKARTA, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR
AND TO ROUTINE SINGAPORE, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, NEW DELHI, THE HAGUE AND TO ROUTINE BRUSSELS, ATHENS, BONN, MADRID, LISBON, PARIS, ROME AND TO ROUTINE LUXEMBOURG, COPENHAGEN, DUBLIN, BERNE
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS NEW YORK
MIPT: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING:
BEGINS
QUOTE 1. THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS ELEVENTH MEETING IN HONG KONG FROM 6-9 DECEMBER 1988. THE GROUP DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND ACHIEVED POSITIVE RESULTS. THE GROUP WELCOMED THE CLOSE CO-OPERATION WHICH HAD CONTINUED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN THE TWO OFFICES OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP SINCE THEY TOOK HONG KONG AS THEIR PRINCIPAL BASE. THEY AGREED THAT THE MEETING BETWEEN THE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES WHICH TOOK PLACE ON 9 NOVEMBER HAD BEEN USEFUL, AND THAT SUCH MEETINGS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE HELD IN FUTURE.
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THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP CONTINUED ITS DISCUSSION OF FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND RELEVANT COUNTRIES. THE TWO SIDES REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THESE ARRANGEMENTS. THEY AGREED THAT
EXPERTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DISCUSS RELEVANT DETAILS. 3. THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WELCOMED THE LARGE MEASURE OF AGREEMENT ALREADY REACHED IN THE STANDING SUB-GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ON HONG KONG'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), TE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (IBRD), THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE COPORATION (IFC) AND THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (IDA). THE STANDING SUB-GROUP WILL CONTINUE ITS DISCUSSIONS.
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WELCOMED THE PROGRESS MADE ON THE LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION. FOLLOWING THE AGREEMENT REACHED AT ITS TENTH MEETING ON QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE LOCALISATION OF
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