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Participation of Hong Kong in the Activities of the International A Labour Organisation: Communications from the Governments of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of the People's Republic of China
Communication from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain AND NORTHErn Ireland 10 the Director-General.
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Sir.
I am instructed by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Com monwealth Allairs to refer to article 1(2) of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation, by virtue of which the United Kingdom is a member of the International Labour Organisation. As a result of the United Kingdom's membership, Hong Kong is now participating in 11 O activities, and international labour Conventions are applied to it, under the relevant articles of the ILO Constitution concerning "Non-Metropolitan Territories” and this situation will continue until 1 July 1997.
tam also instructed to state that, having regard to the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the question of Hong Kong, signed at Beijing on 19 December 1984, the United Kingdom will restore Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China win effect from 1 July 1997 and that the United Kingdom will continue to have international responsitality for Hong Kong until that date.
I should be grateful if the contents of this Note could be placed formally on record and brought to the attention of other member States of the ILO.
Please accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.
1 September 1989
(Signed) J. A. Sankey.
Ambassador and Permanent Representative. UK Mission, Geneva,
Communication from the GovernMENT OF THE PEOPLes Refuilic or China
Mr. Director-General.
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Upon the instruction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, I. with reference to the future relationship between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the International Labour Organisation as from 1. July 1997, have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the Declaration of the Giovernment of the People's Republic of China (one copy in Chinese, one in English), as enclosed.
I should be grateful if the contents of this Declaration could be formally placed on record and brought to the attention of other member States of the ILO.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to the Director-General the assurances of my highest consideration.
1 September 1989
(Signed)
Fan Guoxiang,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organisations in Switzerland.
Declaration of the GoverNMENT OF THE People's Republic of CimmA
In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the l'eople's Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the question of Hong Kong, signed in Beijing on 19 December 1984, the Prople's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997. Hong Kong will, as from that date, become a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs which are the responsibilities of the Contral People's Government of China,
The People's Republic of China is a member of the International Labour Organisation At present, Hong Kong, under arrangements made by the UK Government in accordance with relevant articles of the ILO Constitution relating to "Non-Metropolitan Territories”, participa- tes in 110 activities and has international labour Conventions applied in it. With ellect from 1 July 1997 the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as an inseparable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China, will not be and should not be deemed to be a “Non- Metropolitan Tertitory". However, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be autonomous in the enactment of labour legislation and in the administration of labour allairs. Therefore, for the purpose of enabling the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to continue its participation in International Labour Organisation activities and to continue to have international labour Conventions applied to it, the relevant articles of the International he suplied by analogy, to the Hong Kong Special Labour Organisation Constipų! Administrative Region.
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