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NAME OF HONG KONG, CHINA', MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP RELATIONS AND CONCLUDE AND IMPLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH STATES, REGIONS AND
RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE ECONOMIC, TRADE AND
OTHER FIELDS. SECTION VI OF ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION
FURTHER PROVIDES IN DETAIL THAT THE HONG KONG SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION MAY PARTICIPATE IN RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (INCLUDING PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS), SUCH AS THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL
TRADE IN TEXTILES. ACCORDINGLY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA DECLARES THAT, WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1997,
THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION WILL MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR A CUSTOMS TERRITORY TO BE DEEMED TO BE A
CONTRACTING PARTY AS PRESCRIBED IN GATT ARTICLE XXVI(5)(C), AND
THEREFORE MAY, USING THE NAME OF HONG KONG, CHINA', CONTINUE TO
BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
TARIFFS AND TRADE.
ENDS
3.
BEGINS
TEXT OF GATT ARTICLE XXVI(5)(C) IS AS FOLLOWS:
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IF ANY OF THE CUSTOMS TERRITORIES, IN RESPECT OF WHICH A
CONTRACTING PARTY HAS ACCEPTED THIS AGREEMENT, POSSESSES OR
ACQUIRES FULL AUTONOMY IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL
RELATIONS AND OF THE OTHER MATTERS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
AGREEMENT, SUCH TERRITORY SHALL, UPON SPONSORSHIP THROUGH A
DECLARATION BY THE RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING PARTY ESTABLISHING THE
ABOVE-MENTIONED FACT, BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTING PARTY.
ENDS
4.
BEGINS
TEXT OF UK DECLARATION OF 28 JUNE 1948 IS AS FOLLOWS:
I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOUR EXCELLENCY, UNDER
INSTRUCTIONS FROM HIS MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THAT HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE PROTOCOL OF
PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND
TRADE, PROPOSE TO APPLY THE AGREEMENT PROVISIONALLY TO ALL THE
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