CONFIDENTIAL
Confidential
Draft
Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
Hong Kong - Italy
being authorised
promotion
protection agreements (IPPAs) with
number of relevant
countries, including Italy, on the basis of an agreed model
At JLG XXII, the Chinese side formally indicated
that they had no objection to the Hong Kong Government
investment to negotiate
and
text.
2.
A Hong
Government Kong
delegation, under
the
authority of an entrustment from the Government of the United Kingdom, met with a delegation from the Government
of Italy in December 1992. On 16 December 1992, the heads of the two delegations initialled an IPPA. The initialled
text is at Annex A.
3.
The text is substantively similar
to the model
In
the
IPPA. An article-by-article comparison is at Annex B.
accordance with the arrangements made at JLG
XX,
British side would like to consult the Chinese side on the
initialled text and would be grateful to receive any views the Chinese side may have.
February 1993
CONFIDENTIAL