Principles
on
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Localisation
of
Laws, these United Kingdom
enactments have now been replaced by the Merchant Shipping
(Liability
and
Compensation
for
Oil Pollution)
1990 which came into effect on 15 January 1991.
Ordinance
4.
The British side proposes that the Convention and
the Protocol
should continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR
1997
in
after
30
June
Declaration.
maritime
conventions
accordance
with the
Joint
The Chinese side agreed at JLG V that certain
Kong would
applicable
to
Hong
automatically continue to apply to Hong Kong provided that
they had been signed
by
the PRC.
speaking
note
of 26 November
(The Chinese side's
1986 attached at Annex E).
The PRC became a party to the Convention and the Protocol
on
will
30 January 1980 and 29 September 1986, respectively.
It
be therefore
only necessary
to ensure that the
rights and
obligations
affecting Hong Kong
international
are fully
Declaration
this regard.
preserved
in a manner consistent with the Joint
and to consider whether any action is needed in
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