Item &
JD/BL
Action
reference
Officer*
CONFIDENTIAL
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Annex I Section VI : Economic System and External Economic Relations
Whether the
Chinese need
to be consulted/ informed and if so, timing
CA Branch Liaison Officer: PAS(CA)5
Date for
HMG/HKG
to start deliberation
Present Position
Relevant Considerations
g. Consider the
*STI
Consultation may
accession of Hong
CCE
Kong to some of the
DGT
be necessary. If so, agreement
conventions under
the Customs
Co-operation Council
in principle as
soon as
possible.
Under consideration by PA/ILO on whether consultation will be necessary in view of recent unofficial Chinese reactions.
Pending advice from PA/ILO on Point 1 under "Relevant Consideration" and advice from CCC Secretariat on Point 2. A consolidated Temporary Admission Convention with a new accession criterion will be up for adoption in the June Council of the CCC, after which HK will be eligible to sign in capacity as a member of the Council. The CCC is awaiting UN's reply on whether the accession criteria in other CCC Conventions can be interpreted in the same way.
(JD 89 and 90)
(BL Art. 116)
* Please mark an '*' against the officer with overall responsibility
CL7
CONFIDENTIAL
1. Whether HK
can sign the
conventions inits capacity as
a member of the Council without reference
to the Chinese.
2. Whether
existing
CCC conventions can be "interpreted
" by a Council resolution
to allow accessioin by a member of the CCC Council.
10th Edition (June 1990)
Target Completion Date
Within 1990