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COMMENT
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 3241
OF 300355Z SEPTEMBER 89
HKC062/1
COMMONWEALTH ACCORD ON PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON SOUTH AFRICA: OUR TELNO 2429
SUMMARY
HONG KONG HAS EFFECTIVELY CARRIED OUT THE VARIOUS MEASURES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA AS OUTLINED IN THE COMMONWEALTH ACCORD. MANY OF THE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ARE IN THE FORM OF ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.
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IN PAR. 8 OF TUR, WE INDICATED THAT WE WOULD LOOK FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ACCORD ON A PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON SOUTH AFRICA. A REVIEW HAS BEEN CONDUCTED ON HONG KONG'S POSITION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VARIOUS MEASURES OF THE ACCORD AS STATED IN PARAGRAPHS 1 (III) A-I OF YOUR TELNO 1622 OF 1985. THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(I) ITEM (A)
HK DOES NOT HAVE A POLICY OF OFFERING LOANS TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND TRACING THROUGH THE RECORDS OF THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE NOT LENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ITS AGENCIES:
(II) ITEM (B) - WITH EFFECT FROM 21 NOVEMBER 1986, IMPORTS OF GOLD COINS FROM SOUTH AFRICA INTO HONG KONG WERE PROHIBITED UNDER THE IMPORT PROHIBITION (SOUTH AFRICA) REGULATIONS OF THE IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO IMPORTS OF GOLD COINS FROM SOUTH AFRICA SINCE THE BAN WAS IMPOSED:
(III) ITEM (C) WE HAD INFORMED THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (HKTDC), IN NOVEMBER 1985, OF THIS MEASURE. THE HKTDC HAS FOLLOWED THE GUIDANCE AND HAS NOT SENT ANY TRADE MISSION NOR PARTICIPATE IN ANY EXHIBITIONS OR TRADE FAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA:
(IV) ITEM (D)
EXPORTS OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MILITARY USE ARE ALREADY BANNED UNDER THE UK SOUTH AFRICA (PROHIBITED EXPORTS AND TRANSACTION) (OVERSEAS TERR- ITORIES) ORDER 1978 WHICH WAS EXTENDED TO HONG KONG. IN ADDITION, EXPORTS OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT ON THE COCOM LIST ARE SUBJECT TO LICENSING CONTROL UNDER OUR IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS. NO GOODS FOR MILITARY OR PARA- MILITARY PURPOSES HAVE THEREFORE BEEN EXPORTED TO SOUTH AFRICA.
(V) ITEM
ITEM (E) - EXPORT OF NUCLEAR GOODS, MATERIALS AND TECH- NOLOGY ARE REGULATED BY THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMM..... ODITIES) REGULATIONS. THESE REGULATIONS ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WHICH APPLICATIONS FOR