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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1991

TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP: PRESS COMMUNIQUE

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THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS TWENTIETH FROM 24 TO 26 SEPTEMBER 1991.

THE

MEETING IN LONDON

REACHED BY APPEAL

IN PRINCIPLE AGREEMENT THE GROUP CONFIRMED THEIR EXPERTS ON THE EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COURT OF FINAL IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING THE AGREEMENT ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE COURT. AMENDMENT OF LEGISLATION THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT THE DRAFTING AND AND OTHER PREPARATORY WORK COULD NOW PROCEED.

AND

PRINCIPLE REACHED AT THE GROUP CONFIRMED ON THE AGREEMENT IN

DRAFT

INVESTMENT PROMOTION MODEL THEIR

MEETING ON A LAST PROTECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND RELEVANT COUNTRIES.

FUTURE KONG AND

THE TWO SIDES HAD A FURTHER EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ABOUT THE OF LANDS WHICH ARE NOW IN USE FOR MILITARY PURPOSES IN HONG

THE TWO SIDES AGREED MADE PROGRESS IN NARROWING THEIR DIFFERENCES. THAT EXPERTS WOULD MEET AGAIN SOON TO CONTINUE THIS WORK.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND AGREED RELATED

THE GROUP HAD A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF MUTUAL IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND OTHER COUNTRIES

A DRAFT

TEXT THAT EXPERTS SHOULD FIRST DISCUSS QUESTIONS.

MODEL

AND

THE

GROUP REACHED SHIPOWNERS LIABILITY ACT.

AGREEMENT

ON THE LOCALISATION

OF THE

MATTERS

TO RELATING AND REACHED

HONG KONG'S AGREEMENT

ON THE

THE GROUP DISCUSSED INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS CONTINUED APPLICATION TO HONG KONG AFTER 1997 OF 10 CUSTOMS TREATIES. THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE IRO SUBGROUP WOULD

RELEVANT TREATIES DISCUSS MULTILATERAL

CONSERVATION, HEALTH AND TRADE (GENERAL).

TO HONG

KONG

RELATING TO

THE TWO SIDES REACHED AGREEMENT ON A

CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE TO UPDATE AND IMPROVE INCLUDING DEPENDANTS PENSION SCHEMES.

NUMBER OF MODIFICATIONS ARRANGEMENTS, PENSION

THE TWO SIDES CONTINUED THEIR DISCUSSION WHICH WILL EXTEND BEYOND 1997.

OF MAJOR FRANCHISES

OF VIEWS ON EXCHANGE THE

HAD GROUP

FURTHER A IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION RELATING THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997.

AGREEMENT

OF TRANSITIONAL

THE

TO

ARRANGEMENTS

THE GROUP REACHED AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL RADIO CALL SIGNS USED BY HONG KONG AFTER 1997.

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GROUP WILL TAKE PLACE IN HONG THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 1991.

KONG IN

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