FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1988
NINTH MEETING OF THE SING-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP
FOLLOWING IS THE COMMUNIQUE OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP
THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS NINTH MEETING HONG KONG FROM MARCH 8 TO 11. POSITIVE RESULTS WERE ACHIEVED.
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ON THE BASIS OF WORK DONE BY THE SUB-GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP REACHED AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC, THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANISATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC
ENERGY AGENCY.
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP DISCUSSED THE QUESTION OF FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND RELEVANT COUNTRIES AND REACHED PRELIMINARY UNDERSTANDING. THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT DISCUSSIONS ON THIS SUBJECT SHOULD CONTINUE AT EXPERT LEVEL.
THE TWO SIDES DISCUSSED THE FURTHER PROGRESS MADE IN CONCLUDING HONG KONG'S AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS.
THE BRITISH SIDE EXPLAINED THEIR PROPOSALS ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT OF FINAL APPEAL IN HONG KONG. AGREED THAT EXPERTS WOULD STUDY THE MATTER.
THE TWO SIDES HAD A PRELIMINARY EXCHANGE OF TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEAMEN'S TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.
FOR THE THE GROUP
VIEWS ON
AT EXPERT
THE GROUP REVIEWED THE PROGRESS MADE IN DISCUSSIONS LEVEL RELATED TO THE LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION AND AGREED THAT EXCHANGES SHOULD CONTINUE ON THIS MATTER.
THE TWO SIDES CONTINUED THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE HONG KONG AND THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS PUBLIC ORDER AND PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FURTHER WORK ON THIS QUESTION.
FROM
1.
DEFENCE OF AGREED ON
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION IN ANNEX 11 ΤΟ THE JOINT DECLARATION THAT THE JLO SHALL TAKE HONG KONG AS ITS PRINCIPAL BASE
JULY
1988, THE GROUP DISCUSSED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT IN HONG KONG OF THE TWO SIDES' PERMANENT OFFICES AND RELATED MATTERS AND REACHED A COMMON VIEW. THE SENTOR REPRESENTATIVES OF. THE TWO SIDES WILL MEET IN HONG KONG ON JULY 1.
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP DECIDED THAT ITS NEXT MEETING WOULD TAKE PLACE IN LONDON FROM SEPTEMBER 20 TO 23,
1988.
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