งา
Whether the
Chinese need to be consulted/
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General Section
CA Branch Liaison Officer: PAS(CA)2
Date for HMG/HKG
to start deliberation
Item & JD/BL reference
Action
Officer⭑
informed and if so, timing
k. Consider future
*DUS
Necessary
Action started
arrangement for
SCA
maintenance of
Commonwealth War
Graves and a War
Graves Agreement
(WGA) with
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CGC)
* Please mark an '*' against the officer with overall responsibility
CL1
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10th edition (June 1990)
Present Position
Commonwealth War Graves Commission asked the FCO to include this subject as a JLG agenda item. HKG is considering their request for a WGA for the purpose of protecting their status, functions and responsibilities in respect of Commonwealth War Graves and Memorials in Hong Kong before and after 1997. FCO legal advisers considering feasibility
of a WGA before 1997 with members of the CWGC except UKG which will become a signatory after 1997.
Relevant Considerations
Will be dealt with in IRO Sub-group
Target Completion Date
End 1991
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