CONFIDENTIAL
15072
MDLIAN 4.17
PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF VENEREAL DISEASES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FREE MEDICAL SERVICES TO MERCHANT SEAMEN AT THE PORTS OF CONTRACTING PARTIES. HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SEAPORT FREQUENTED BY MERCHANT SEAMEN AFTER 1997 AND THE NEED FOR SUCH SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST.
PROPOSALS
6. THE BRITISH SIDE PROPOSE THAT THE AGREEMENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY TO THE HONG KONG SAR AFTER 30 JUNE 1997 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION. TO ACHIEVE THIS RESULT, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE CPG IN SOME WAY TO INDICATE TO ALL PRESENT CONTRACTING PARTIES, AND ALL GOVERNMENTS WHICH MAY BECOME PARTIES BEFORE 1 JULY 1997 THAT ALL THE INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM THE AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY APPLY TO HONG KONG, WILL BE ASSUMED BY THE CPG WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1997 AND APPLY TO THE HKSAR OF THE PRC. IT WILL FURTHER BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE SO FAR AS POSSIBLE THAT THOSE CONTRACTING PARTIES EITHER AGREE, OR AT LEASE ACQUIESCE. IN THE OPINION OF THE BRITISH SIDE, THE BEST METHOD FOR SECURING THIS OBJECTIVE WOULD BE AS DESCRIBED IN PARA. 7 OF THE PAPER HANDED TO
THE CHINESE SIDE ON 15 MARCH 1989.
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82
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PLANNERS
PUSD
RAD
ADDITIONAL
2
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
84
AMD
UND
LEGAL ADV
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
MR WESTON
MR BAYNE
MR BURNS
MR SLATER