the substantive provisions of the Act were extended to Hong Kong
and those territories by the Dumping at Sea Act 1974 (Overseas
The provisions of the Act as SO
Territories)
Order 1975.
applied by the
the Order at present constitute part of the law of
Hong Kong but will lapse on 30 June 1997.
4.
Subsequently, the Convention was amended twice in 1978
and also in 1980 & 1989. The United Kingdom accepted all these
amendments and applied them to Hong Kong and other overseas
territories.
5.
Discussions have already taken place in the
International Rights and Obligations (IRO) Sub-group of the JLG
concerning the continued application after 1997 of the
Convention and its subsequent amendments.
was agreed at the
IRO Sub-group meeting held on 8 June 1992 that the Convention
and all subsequent amendments should continue to apply to the
HKSAR of the PRC with effect from 1 July 1997. Further
discussion will be required in the JLG Sub-group on the action
required to ensure the continued application after 1 July 1997
of the Convention to the HKSAR.
appropriate that those rights and obligations should be
implemented in Hong Kong by legislation which can continue in
force after 30 June 1997.
In the meantime, it is
Proposal
6.
The British side
proposes to introduce
Bill to
localise
those provisions of the Act as applied to Hong Kong
which make it an offence for any person to dump substances or
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