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available) of all conferences, study groups, etc. held
under the auspices of the ITU which are relevant to
at which Hong Kong may or may not
Hong Kong
participate.
and
19.
The British side are informally consulting members of
the ITU Secretariat in Geneva about what, if any, steps might
be required from the Union's point of view to ensure that Hong
Kong's
participation in
its
activities
may
continue
uninterrupted in the future. It may be, for example, that some
of explicit recognition that
sort
telecommunications
the Hong Kong
authorities constitute an "Administration"
The British
as defined in Annex 2 of the 1982 Convention, would be helpful
in this regard. Such recognition might be secured by suitable
statements by the British and Chinese governments.
side will, of course, consult the Chinese side
making any formal proposals about this.
fully before