CONFIDENTIAL

3 -

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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