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CPG WILL BE REQUIRED), WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PORT.

2. THE SECTION OF THE ANNEX ON EXTERNAL RELATIONS MAKES

PROVISION FOR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION OF THE SAR IN INTERNATIONAL

ORGANISATIONS AND CONFERENCES DEALING WITH SHIPPING. IT IS

ENVISAGED THAT THESE WILL INCLUDE THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME

ORGANISATION. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR INTERNATIONAL AGREMEENTS TO

CONTINUE TO APPLY TO THE SAR AND THESE WOULD INCLUDE MARITIME

AGREEMENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION AGREEMENTS

APPLYING TO SEAMEN. SIMILARLY THE SAR WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE

AUTHORITY TO MAKE BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ON SHIPPING.

(H) CIVIL AVIATION OPEN SQUARE BRACKET TO BE PREPARED CLOSE

SQUARE BRACKET.

(1) CULTURE AND EDUCATION

1. THIS PART OF THE ANNEX ESSENTIALLY PROVIDES FOR THE

MAINTENANCE OF HONG KONG'S EXISTING LIBERAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM,

AND FOR THE SAR TO HAVE AUTONOMY IN MATTERS RELATING TO IT. IT

PROVIDES FOR THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING THOSE RUN BY RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNITY

INSTITUTIONS. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR FREEDOM FOR STUDENTS FROM THE

SAR TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION OVERSEAS IF THEY WISH

TO DO SO.

2. THE SECTION OF THE ANNEX ON EXTERNAL RELATIONS MAKES

PROVISION FOR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION OF THE SAR IN INTERNATIONAL

ORGANISATIONS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THOSE DEALING WITH CULTURAL

AND EDUCATIONAL MATTERS. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR INTERNATIONAL

AGREEMENTS IN THOSE FIELDS TO CONTINUE TO BE APPLIED TO THE SAR,

AND FOR THE SAR TO MAKE BILATERAL AGREEMENTS IN THEM.

(J) EXTERNAL RELATIONS

1. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE ANNEX. WHILE THE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE SAR WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE

CHINES GOVERNMENT, THE SAR WILL HAVE AUTHORITY WITHOUT SEEKING

SPECIAL PERMISSION TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN

STATES AND REGIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN A VERY

WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS. THESE ARE DEFINED AS ECONOMIC, TRADE, FINANCIAL, MONETARY, SHIPPING, COMMUNICATIONS CULTURAL AND

SPEAKING FIELDS.

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