TNAG-0742-FCO40-946-Relations-between-China-and-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 183

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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 677 OF 2 JUNE 1978. INFO PEKING, MONTREAL (FOR UKREP ICAO).

YOUR TELNO 427: ITU RADIO REGULATIONS.

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ACCORDING TO THE REGULATIONS AVAILABLE HERE, THE EXPRESSION

''A COUNTRY OR A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA'' IS ALREADY USED IN THE SERVICE DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 837 OF ARTICLE 20 OF THE RADIO REGULATIONS (IE THE REGULATION WHICH THE CHINESE NOW WISH TO AMEND). THE EXPRESSION IS ALSO, OF COURSE, USED IN PROVISION 27/76 WHICH THE CHINESE QUOTE AS JUSTIFICATION AND WHICH, WE ASSUME, MAY HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AT THEIR INSTIGATION. THE NEW AMENDMENT APPEARS TO DO NO MORE THAN FOLLOW UP THE EFFECT OF EARLIER AMENDMENTS. WE DO NOT SEE ANY ADVERSE IMPLICATION FOR THE STATUS OF HONG KONG,

2. HOWEVER, WE FIND THE WORDING OF THE CHINESE AMENDMENT RATHER

OBSCURE. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE INTENTION IS TO SUBSTITUTE THE WORDING COUNTRY OR GEOGRAPHICAL AREA'' FOR EVERY REFERENCE TO 'COUNTRY'' IN THE EXISTING SERVICE DOCUMENTS. WE ASSUME YOU ARE ALSO CONSIDERING WHETHER THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS FOR OTHERS,

EG BRUNEI.

3. I SUGGEST REPEATING YOUR TUR AND OTHERS IN THIS SERIES TO PEKING.

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