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COUNTRY. WITH HONG KONG HAVING AUTONOMY IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS
EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE
BRUSSELS OFFICE TO BE ACCREDITED WITH EEC DIRECT. HOWEVER THIS
HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED INTO). HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK TO
BRITISH POSTS FOR SUPPORT GIVEN THAT HMG WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG UNTIL 30 JUNE 1997. T HE
SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION (SECTION VI OF ANNEX 1) STATES
THAT THEREAFTER THE SAR MAY AS NECESSARY ESTABLISH OFFICIAL AND .
SEMI-OFFICIAL ECONOMIC AND TRADE MISSIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES,
REPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH MISSIONS TO THE CENTRAL
PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT FOR THE RECORD.
PUBLIC REACTION
23. RESOLUTION OF HONG KONG'S STATUS IN THE GATT AND THE CCC
BEYOND 1997 WOULD CONTRIBUTE IMMENSELY TO CONFIDENCE IN HONG
KONG'S CONTINUED PROSPERITY. IT WOULD BE WELCOMED BY THE
COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY AND BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN HONG KONG.
PUBLICITY
24. THIS ISSUE NEEDS REFERRAL TO HMG AND SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION
IN THE JLG. BEGIN UNDERLINING THEREFORE NO FUBLICITY SHOULD BE
GIVEN AT THIS STAGE END UNDERLINING.
ADVICE SOUGHT
25. MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ADVISE WHETHER AN APPROACH SHOULD BE
MADE TO HMG TO MAKE DECLARATIONS THAT HONG KONG POSSESSES FULL
AUTONOMY IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS:
(A) UNDER ARTICLE XXVI 5(C) OF THE GATT AND
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(B) IN THE CCC, SPONSORING HONG KONG'S MEMBERSHIP THEREIN: ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPHS 14 AND 17
ABOVE.
HONG KONG. AND THE GATT: PROPOSED CONTRACTING PARTY STATUS :
ARTICLE XXVI (V)(C)
DRAFT DECLARATIONS TO THE GATT
(A) UK DECLARATION
'I AM INSTRUCTED BY HER MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS TO DECLARE, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ARTICLE XXVI (V)(C) OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND
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