FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1986
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JLG HOLDS FOURTH MEETING
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THE FOLLOWING PRESS COMMUNIQUE WAS ISSUED BY THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AT 4 PM LONDON TIME TODAY (FRIDAY):
+THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS FOUR TH MEETING IN LONDON FROM 22 TO 25 JULY 1986. THE MEETING DEALT WITH A FULL AGENDA AND ACHIEVED POSITIVE RESULTS. THE TWO SIDES EXPRESSED SATISFACTION AT THE WORK DONE AT EXPERT LEVEL SINCE THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
THE GROUP ENDORSED WORK DONE SINCE THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP ON THE FUTURE HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER AND AGREED ON THE PRINCIPLES FOR ITS ESTABLISHMENT.
THE GROUP CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS. THE TWO SIDES AGREED ON THE TERMS OF THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT TO BE ENTERED IN THE NEW CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY. THEY RECALLED THE IR AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE REACHED AT THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP THAT 'CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY ISSUED IN HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JULY 1997 WILL, AS FROM THAT DATE, CONTINUE TO BE USED, AS A TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENT', AND AGREED THAT CERTIFICATES ISSUED BETWEEN 1 JULY 1987 AND 30 JUNE 1997 WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A 10 YEAR VALIDITY. THE TWO SIDES AGREED ON THE DESIGN OF THE FUTURE HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD. THEY ALSO EXCHANGED VIEWS ON LEGISLATIVE ASPECTS OF THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT.
THE GROUP AGREED DETAILED WORK ING RULES FOR ITS STANDING SUB-GROUP OF EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. IT AGREED THAT THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION SHOULD MAINTAIN ITS OWN SEPARATE POSTAL ADMINISTRATION AND THAT ITS REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD PARTICIPATE AS MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE DELEGATION IN MEETINGS OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. IT ALSO AGREED THAT THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGİON SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE ITS OWN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AND SHOULD REMAIN A MEMBER OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION. CONSULTATION WILL CONTINUE ON PRACTICAL STEPS TO THIS END.
IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, THE GROUP HELD A USEFUL DISCUSSION ON CIVIL SERVICE MATTERS INCLUDING FUTURE PENSION ARRANGEMENTS.
THE TWO SIDES NOTED WITH SATISFACTION HONG KONG'S NEW STATUS IN THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE, ACHIEVED FOLLOWING AGREEMENT AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
THE GROUP HELD A USEFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSION ON AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS, AND REACHED A COMMON VIEW.
THE GROUP DECIDED THAT ITS NEXT MEETING WOULD TAKE PLACE IN BEIJING FROM 25 TO 28 NOVEMBER 1986.+
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