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RESPECT OF WHICH THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS ACCEPTED THE AGREEMENT, POSSESSES FULL AUTONOMY IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND OF THE OTHER MATTERS PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAID ARTICLE, HONG KONG WILL, WITH EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF THIS COMMUNICATION, IF IT SO WISHES BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT.
(B) HONG KONG DECLARATION
I AM INSTRUCTED TO REFER TO ARTICLE XXVI (V)(C) OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE, AND TO THE COMMUNICATION WHICH THE UNITED KINGDOM MISSION IN GENEVA HAS TODAY ADDRESSED TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, AND TO CONFIRM THAT HONG KONG WISHES TO BE DEEMED A CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT.
(C) PRC DECLARATION
I AM INSTRUCTED BY
TO REFER TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (THE AGREEMENT), TO THE JOINT DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, SIGNED IN BEIJING ON 19 DECEMBER 1984, AND TO THE COMMUNICATIONS WHICH THE UNITED KINGDOM MISSION IN GENEVA HAS TODAY ADDRESSED TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION HONG KONG WILL, ON 1 JULY 1997, BECOME A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY AND TO POSSESS THE SAME DEGREE OF AUTONOMY AS AT
PRESENT IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND
OF ALL OTHER MATTERS PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CONSIDERS THAT THESE
ARRANGEMENTS WILL NOT ALTER THE STATUS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE
GATT.
APPENDIX II
CCC DECLARATIONS
(A) UNITED KINGDOM DECLARATION
I AM INSTRUCTED BY HER MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS TO DECLARE THAT HONG KONG, BEING A SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRRITORY FOR THE FORMAL CONDUCT OF WHOSE
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