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JLG Work Plan
SECTION I: WORK IN PROGRESS
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Item 1: International Rights and Obligations (IROs)
In accordance with the JD (JD 178) we need to
consider action to be taken to ensure the continued
application arter June 1997 or IROS affecting Hong Kong.
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dil
WHICH
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are
about 400 international
agreements multilateral and bilateral, which apply to Hong
WALA neeu Lo de discussed Deiore 1५५1. 15
categories or bilaterai agreements and 22 categories of quibilateral agreements nave been identified.
The IRO
Sub-group has completed work on 10 out of over 220
multilateral agreements. The tentative programme
for discussion or the other agreements is at Annex A.
mechanism
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LWO 31089 WILL nave Co agree also on the for cne continueu application or IROs to Hong
1991.
Item 2: Localisation or LawS
4.
The
the
two sides have reached agreement on localisation
areas of laws in the field of admiralty jurisdiction and merchant shipping.
or
ine amount or work for the coming years is mapped out at Annex B. Part I of the Annex shows the subjects on which consultation nas started but on which agreement has II or the Annex indicates the
yet LO
reached.
Part
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