Sir
I have the honour to refer to the provisions of the International
Telecommunication Convention dealing with special arrangements (as
currently contained in Article 31 of the text of the Convention
established in Nairobi in 1982, or as may be contained in any
subsequent text of the Convention which may be applied to Hong Kong), and to the proposal of the Hong Kong Government to enter into
negotiations with the telecommunications administration of other
territories with a view to concluding, in accordance with those
provisions, special arrangements which do not concern Members in general, in particular in the field of International Value Added
Network Services. The United Kingdom Government hereby formally entrusts you with authority to conduct external relations on behalf of Hong Kong as follows, namely to negotiate, conclude and implement
special arrangements on behalf of Hong Kong, for the establishment,
operation and use of special telecommunications networks, systems
and services in accordance with those provisions, with states and
telecommunications administrations.
PINAAQ
I am, Sir
Yours Faithfully
Douglas Hurd