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be adopted for a smooth transition in 1997, and action to
assist the Hong Kong SAR to maintain and develop economic
and cultural relations with states, regions and relevant
international organisations.
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20. Annex II provides that each State shall designate a
Senior Representative of ambassadorial rank and four
other members of the Group. The British side's Senior
Representative from the establishment of the Group
following the ratification of the Joint Declaration in
May 1985 until January 1987 was Dr (now Sir) David
Wilson, then Assistant Under-Secretary of State (Asia) at
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and now Governor of
Hong Kong. Since February 1987 the British Senior
Representative has been Mr Robin McLaren, Sir David
Wilson' S successor as Assistant Under-Secretary of State
(Asia). Other British members of the Group have included
the Head of Hong Kong Department at the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office, the Counsellor at the British
Embassy in Peking, and two members drawn from the Hong
Kong Government. The Chinese Senior Representative has
throughout been Ambassador Ke Zaishuo.
21.
Annex II also provides that the JLG shall meet in
Peking, London and Hong Kong, and shall hold at least one
meeting in each of the three locations in each year.
The first Plenary meeting was held in July 1985; in all
there have been twelve so far. The next is due to take
place in Peking from 14-17 March 1989. Plenary meetings
have been supplemented by meetings of a standing
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