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2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XVIII, THE CONVENTION ENTERED INTO FORCE ON SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN
• SQUARE BRACKETS
END. THE UNITED KINGDOM RATIFIED THE CONVENTION ON 17 JULY 1985. HONG KONG WAS INCLUDED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM'S RATIFICATION (PLEASE SEE ANNEX B FOR REFERENCE).
BENEFITS
3. THE CONVENTION IS OF CONSIDERABLE VALUE IN THE PROTECTION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF MIGRATORY SPECIES WHICH ARE NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED BY PREVIOUS INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. THE PARTICIPATION OF HONG KONG IN THE CONVENTION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MIGRATORY SPECIES, SOME OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED AND FOUND WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF HONG KONG. FOR INSTANCES, DEEP BAY SUPPORTS A GREAT NUMBER OF TWO SPECIES LISTED IN APPENDIX I, NAMELY SAUNDERS 'GULL CLARUS SAUDERSI), AND THE DALMATIAN PELICAN (PELECANUS CRISPUS). MOREOVER, OVER ONE HUNDRED SPECIES LISTED IN APPENDIX II ARE ALSO FOUND IN THE AREA.
PROPOSALS
4. SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN STANDARD PROPOSAL PARAGRAPH SQUARE BRACKETS END.
ENDS.
FORD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
71
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
NTCD
ECD (E)
DISTRIBUTION
73
ADDITIONAL
2
PAGE
PLANNERS
PUSD
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
2
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