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not जं party to the
for
Convention, and it will therefore be
the
CPG to indicate
necessary
to all present Contracting Parties, and all Governments which may become parties
1 July
that 1997,
all the international
the
before
rights and obligations arising from the Convention to the extent that they apply to Hong Kong, will be assumed by the
CPG with
effect from 1 July 1997 and apply to the HKSAR of far as PRC. It will further be necessary to ensure so possible that those Contracting Parties either agree, or at least acquiesce. In the opinion of the British side, the
securing
be would objective described in para. 7 of the paper handed to the Chinese
best
method
for
side on 15 March 1989.
this
as
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