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YOUR TELNOS 1267-8: CONVENTION ON THE MARKING OF PLASTIC
EXPLOSIVES FOR DETECTION
1.
We are broadly content with the draft speaking note in
second TUR, but have the following amendments to suggest:
i) para 1, line 3: insert dates of conference quote from 12
February to 1 March unquote.
ii) the UK signed the convention on 1 March.
iii) para 2(a) compresses some of the key features of the
Convention, although we recognise that some of them may
not be directly relevant to Hong Kong. We suggest a
redraft to read:
QUOTE
(a) all plastic explosives manufactured by Parties
to the Convention will have to be marked through the
addition of a chemical additive.
(b) Parties are required to prohibit and prevent the
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