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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 22 JAN 1987

Mr Fifoot o/r

INDEA

FICER

PA

POSSIBLE HONG KONG/JAPAN CULTURAL AGREEMENT

1.

2.

empower

Please

see

Mr Peirce' recent letter to Mr Layden.

S

€18

A s the Japanese are apparently insisting that the document should have the status of

a legally binding agreement, Hong Kong an entrustment from HMG is required to confirmation that seek Our

them to sign. I take it this

remains your view (your

There minute of 18 August).

is no political objection on HKD's issue

entrustment an below).

like should

enclose and, if possible,

B

part

to

the

5

of

We

paragraph confirming this entrustment. Would you be able to prepare one?

to

a

(although

to write

draft

of

please

Mr

a

see Peirce

suitable

3.

the Chinese.

The other issue

It

seems

consider is consultation with need to we from

earlier

the file that papers the Chinese in advance, but not consulting

on

we

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AWO Ltd.

7/84

envisaged informing

them. Since then, however, we have agreed the "Guidelines" for consultation with the Chinese. In the light of this development

the least inform

Chinese in advance the

in

the accordance with

Guidelines if we

we

>

to

should certainly, at and perhaps consult them consider it would be appropriate for the agreement to continue

this point). We apply after 1997 (we should consult Hong Kong on

also bear in mind should

that in

JLG the Chinese made a point

for

if consultation

HMG of saying there. was

particular need a

a separate authorising Hong Kong to conclude

were

4.

the

for

agreement.

consultation with

the

If you agree with the above, I suggest we should draw Hong attention Kong's

to the possible need Chinese in our reply.

states:

Annex

Hong Kong Special

Administrative Region may on its own, using the name "Hong Kong,

5.

Section

China",

implement agreements

states,

One

ΧΙ

this point in all

paragraph

1

worries

slightly. me "The

Is

and conclude

international relevant

with

organisations

cultural

•

•

•

·

essentially

the

same

an

entrustment

•

regions and

appropriate fields, including the 3 (10) of thing.) Does

from

the

Joint the

this

to

PRC

Cultural Agreement?

to

If so,

it

now.

in

the (Article

the less

Declaration states

that the SAR mean

will

not need like conclude

the something

Hong Kong/Japan that we seems slightly unfortunate

it Would

be should proceed by means of an entrustment correct

as though they treat the Joint Declaration and Annex I constituted

covering entrustment comprehensive general fields named in Section XI? If

then SO

there

perhaps Own procedure discrepancy between post-1997 arrangements and

We are likely I fear. I should be grateful for your views.

the future.

take into similar situations in

these

considerations have no bearing on the

of consultation with

the Chinese.

than

to run

a

issue

is

our

I

it

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