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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1988

SUCCESSFUL JLG MEETING, SAYS HEAD OF BRITISH TEAM

BY MR

ROBIN MCLAREN, THE FOLLOWING IS THE STATEMENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BRITISH TEAM OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, PRESS RECEPTION TODAY (FRIDAY) AFTER THE NINTH JLG MERTING:

SENIOR

AT A

IT HAD BEEN A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. I HOPE YOU WILL AGREE SEEN THE COMMUNIQUE.

HAVING

LET ME TAKE YOU THROUGH THE MEANS FOR HONG KONG.

AND COMMUNIQUE

WHAT EXPLAIN

IT

KONG'S

YOU FIRSTLY,

SEE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON HONG WILL CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THREE MORE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.

WHY IS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION REGIONAL COMMITTER FOR THE ALL SORTS OF REGIONAL WESTERN PACIFIC IMPORTANT? ALMOST SELF EVIDENT

THE OUTBREAK COOPERATION ON HEALTH MATTERS. TO GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE,

HAS ARRANGED A

MEETING SPECIAL OF HEPATITIS IN EASTERN CHINA. WHO

MEASURES CAN BE CONSIDER WHAT WHICH INCLUDED HONG KONG EXPERTS TO TAKEN TO PREVENT A SPREAD OF THIS OUTBREAK.

1 HO

(INTERNATIONAL

THAT'S ALL ORGANISATION): HYDROGRAPHIC

THE SHAPE OF ABOUT CHARTS. HONG KONG HAS A SPECIAL PROBLEM IN THAT

DATE. THE HARBOUR KEEPS CHANGING. SO ITS CHARTS HAVE TO BE KEPT UP TO

PUBLISHING ITS OWN AND

CHARTS. BE PRODUCING HONG KONG WILL SOON

DOING SO AFTER AGREEMENT MEANS THAT HONG KONG WILL BE ABLE TO GO ON

1997.

IAEA (INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY): THERE IS AN OBVIOUS MATTERS. IAEA IS THE SAFETY ON NUCLEAR IN HONG KONG INTEREST

NOW INTERNATIONAL BODY WHICH DEALS WITH THAT SORT OF THING. HONG KONG

UK DELEGATION. IT HAS A PLACE AT THE CONFERNCE TABLE AS PART OF THE

DELEGATION AFTER WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPARTE AS PART OF THE CHINESE 1997.

TO REFERS IS CONDUCTED

THE NEXT PARAGRAPH EXTRADITION IN HONG KONG EXTRADITION ARRANGEMENTS.

COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL

BASIS IMPORTANCE

THE

AS

PRESENT UK'S AN NEED

EXTRADITION

AT EXTRADITION: ON THE

OF

HONG KONG'S GIVEN

A PRACTICAL CENTRE, AND FINANCIAL

OF CONTINUATION FOR PLANS

EXISTS TO MAKE EARLY ARRANGEMENTS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES. STEPS WILL NEED TO MAINTAIN THEM BEYOND 1997 IN CONSULTATION THIS IS WHAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING FURTHER.

BE TAKEN то

WITH THE CHINESE SIDE.

SERVICE AGREEMENTS.

WITH AIR THE NEXT PARAGRAPH DEALS

OF SEPARATING HONG REFERS TO THE PROCESS

AGREEMENTS FROM THOSE OF THE UK. THE PROCESS AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED WITH SWITZERLAND OTHERS ARE IN THE PIPELINE.

AIR KONG'S IS GOING STEADILY. SINCE THE LAST

THIS SERVICE

AN

JLG MEETING.

/COURT OF