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ON THE SAME DAY AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DEPOSITION OF THE UK DECLARATION WITH THE GATT SECRETARIAT, THE REPRESENTATIVE_OF HONG KONG WOULD SUBMIT A STATEMENT COUCHED IN STANDARD TERMINOLOGY PORMALLY PLACING ON RECORD ITS WISH TO BE TREATED AS A CONTRACTING

IN ACCORDANCE PARTY OF THE GATT. THE GATT SECRETARIAT WOULD THEN J WITH NORMAL PRACTICE, NOTIFY ALL CPS THAT THE GATT IS APPLICABLE

TO HONG KONG.

9. THE UK SIDE ALSO PROPOSE, IN ORDER THAT HONG KONG'S CHANGE OF STATUS FROM 1 JULY 1997 SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND DULY NOTED BY THE GATT SECRETARIAT AND BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE GATT, THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SUBMISSION OF THE HONG KONG NOTIFICATION TO THE GATT SECRETARIAT, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA MAY WISH TO INFORM THE GATT SECRETARIAT THAT THE SAR ON ITS ESTABLISHMENT ON 1 JULY 1977 WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY ENJOYING THE SAME DEGREE OF AUTONOMY IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND OF OTHER MATTERS PROVIDED FOR IN THE GATT AS BEFORE THE ESTABLISHEMNT OF THE SAR.

10. THE GATT SECRETARIAT WOULD NO DOUBT WISH TO TAKE ANY SUCH PRC STATEMENT INTO ACCOUNT IN ITS NOTIFICATION TO CONTRACTING PARTIES CONCERNING HONG KONG'S CHANGE OF GATT STATUS.

UNQUOTE.

4.

HONG KONG OFFICE (CARTLAND) HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND AGREES.

WARBURTON

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