TNAG-0365-FCO40-411-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-international-organisations-1973 — Page 29

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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 868 OF 11 SEPTEMBER INFO GOVERNOR, HONG KONG,

1. UNDP HAVE TOLD US OF AN INFORMAL COMPLAINT BY THE CHINESE AT THE DESIGNATION OF HONG KONG AS QUOTE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG UNQUOTE IN DP/16/ADD27. THE CHINESE HAVE INDICATED THAT USE OF THE TERM QUOTE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG UNQUOTE IN FUTURE UN DOCUMENTS WOULD LEAD TO AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT, AS A WAY OF GETTING ROUND THE DIFFICULTY, THE UNDP SHOULD IN FUTURE LIST HONG KONG UNDER THE CATEGORY QUOTE COUNTRY OR REGION UNQUOTE INSTED OF QUOTE GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE: UNDP HAVE NO OBJECTION AND HAVE ASKED US WHETHER THIS WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. THUS IN FUTURE PROJECTS APPLYING TO HONG KONG ALONE WOULD BE DESCRIBED THUS:

COUNTRY AND INTERCOUNTRY

PROGRAMMING AND PROJECTS

REPORTS BY THE ADMINISTRATOR ON PROJECTS APPROVED. COUNTRY OR REGION

HONG KONG

IN CASES INVOLVING REGIONAL PROJECTS THE DESIGNATION APPLYING TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE QUOTE COUNTRY OR REGION UNQUOTE RATHER THAN QUOTE GOVERNMENT. UNQUOTE AS HITHERTO.

2. AS THE CHANGE WOULD AFFECT A NUMBER OF UNDP DOCUMENTS IN PRESS UNDP WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A REACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE CAN SEE NO DIFFICULTY IN THE PROPOSED CHANGE.

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