CONFIDENTIAL
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機密
Branch/Agency
Nature of Links
Remarks
a case-by-case basis. Mutual
understandings may
now be reached with any foreign country (not confined to Commonwealth ones) at any time, but experience so far indicates that there is no need to do so.
AFD proposes to withdraw these links by 1996.
(c) Agriculture and
Fisheries Department (AFD) has formal links with a number of Commonwealth or Commonwealth-related bodies, such as the Commonwealth
Agricultural Bureaux,
the Commonwealth Forestry Association, etc.
(a) The Postmaster
General attends the Conference of
Commonwealth Postal Administrations every two years.
(c)
(d) Foresee no problems if we drop out.
7.
Legal Department
8. Legislative Council and Director of Administration's
Office
The Attorney General
participates in the
Commonwealth Law Ministers
Conference as part of the
UK delegation.
(a) Membership of the
Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association (CPA), the Society of Clerks-at-the-table in Commonwealth Parliaments, and the Commonwealth Hansard Editors Association are funded by Government. The former includes all Lego members; staff of Councils Division
(a)
The CPA Secretariat is considering the
possibility of
creating a new associate branch status for places like Hong Kong. We
expect negative reaction from the Chinese side to any proposal involving Hong Kong membership of a formal Commonwealth
organisation after
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