CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 572
OF 16120OZ MARCH 90
CONFIDENTIAL
074522
MDLOAN 9079
HKC031 12
RECE
DESK
INDEX
26 MAR 1990
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19/3
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JG HONG KONG
W
YOUR TELNOS 543, 544 AND 545: IRO SUBGROUP: TREATIES: CUSTOMS
MULTILATERAL
1.
THE FORMULA FOR THESE PAPERS IS A GOOD ONE, FOR THE REASONS YOU GIVE IN PARA 2 OF FIRST TUR. WE MUST HOPE THAT THE CHINESE ARE LIKEWISE CONTENT WITH THESE SHORTER PAPERS.
2 WE HAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT ON THE PAPERS THEMSELVES. IN PARA 3 OF THIRD TUR, LINE 4, THE MEANING MIGHT BE CLEARER IF THE PHASE QUOTE FREE FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS UNQUOTE WAS PLACED IN BRACKETS.
3. ON THE POINTS IN FIRST TUR, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THE UK HAS NOT MADE ANY RESERVATIONS OR DECLARATIONS IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG. CHINA SIGNED AND RATIFIED THE 1923 CONVENTION. NTD HAS NO RECORD OF ANY CHINESE SIGNATURE TO THE 1954 CONVENTION.
4. COPIES OF BOTH CONVENTIONS FOLLOW BY BAG (PARA 5 OF FIRST TUR REFERS).
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
58
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD
ADDITIONAL
3
DISTRIBUTION
61
NEWS D
NTD
PS/MR MAUDE PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN