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SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1987

HONG KONG AND THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL (CCC)

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THE IN OTTAWA, AT ITS MEETING ON JUNE 25, 1987 HELD COOPERATION COUNCIL (CCC) APPROVED THE ADMISSION OF MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL UNDER ESTABLISHING THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL.

CUSTOMS

HONG KONG AS A ARTICLE II(A)(II) OF THE CONVENTION

KINGDOM TO THE THIS FOLLOWS A DECLARATION MADE BY THE UNITED

19 SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CCC THAT HONG KONG

A SEPARATE CUSTOMS COMMERCIAL TERRITORY AND IS AUTONOMOUS IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL RELATIONS, AND THAT THE UK, AS THE CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE

FORMAL CONDUCT CONVENTION WHICH HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE

OF HONG RELATIONS, PROPOSES KONG'S DIPLOMATIC

THAT IN ACCORDANCE ARTICLE II(A)(II) OF THE CONVENTION AND WITH THE WISHES OF HONG HONG KONG BE ADMITTED TO THE COUNCIL AS A SEPARATE MEMBER.

WITH

KONG,

ALSO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PRC

MADE A PARALLEL DECLARATION AFTER ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

THE HONG KONG JULY 1, 1997. THIS MAKES CLEAR THAT AFTER THAT DATE, SAR WILL MEET

TO HAVE TERRITORY WITH SEPARATE

ARTICLE

A CUSTOMS

ACCORDANCE

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR

IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL

THE CONVENTION ESTABLISHING THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION II(A) (II) OF

A SEPARATE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, AND IF HONG KONG IS ADMITTED AS

NAME "HONG KONG, CHINA" COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG SAR MAY, USING THE

1997. CONTINUE SUCH MEMBERSHIP WITH EFFECT FROM JULY 1,

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AND KONG'S "THIS IS ANOTHER USEFUL STEP IN ENSURING HONG

AND PROSPERITY, SAID MR FUTURE SAR'S CONTINUING STABILITY MACLEOD, SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

"SEPARATE MEMBERSHIP OF

THE CUSTOMS

THE HAMISH

A

COOPERATION COUNCIL IS FREE PORT, A ECONOMY HAVING RELATIONS, HE

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AND A MAJOR TRADING ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL

CONSISTENT WITH HONG KONG'S STATUS AND ITS NEEDS AS SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY, AUTONOMY IN THE CONDUCT OF ADDED.

BEEN

PLAYING

AFTER

AN THERE BRITISH DELEGATION,

ROLE KONG'S

AUTONOMOUS WILL BB BECOMING A CHANGE IS THAT THE HONG KONG MEMBER RATHER THAN AS

"AS HONG KONG HAS FOR SOME YEARS ROLE IN THE CCC FROM WITHIN THE

HONG CHANGE IN LITTLE SUBSTANTIAL SEPARATE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. ONE REPRESENTATIVES WILL NOW SPEAK AS A SEPARATE THE 'UNITED KINGDOM SPEAKING FOR HONG KONG',

T SAID MR MACLEOD.

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