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MDLOAN 4601

MY SECOND IPT: ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG: PASSAGE ON THE JLG

SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP

B)

1.

THE SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH MEETINGS OF THE JOINT

LIAISON GROUP TOOK PLACE IN THE COURSE OF 1987. FURTHER

SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN AGREEING PRACTICAL

ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S TRANSITION FROM BRITISH

DEPENDENT TERRITORY TO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS A SMOOTH ONE IN FULL ACCORDANCE

WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION. IN THIS PERIOD THE GOVERNOR HAS

REGISTERED THE FOLLOWING MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:

(I)

(II)

(III)

(IV)

AGREEMENT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD BE DEEMED A SEPARATE.

MEMBER OF THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL (CCC) AND

SHOULD CONTINUE AS SUCH AFTER 1997 IN THE NAME OF QUOTE

HONG KONG, CHINA UNQUOTE. HONG KONG WAS DULY ACCEPTED AS

THE 99TH MEMBER OF THE CCC ON 25 JUNE 1987.

AGREEMENT ON THE CONTINUED APPLICATION TO HONG KONG OF

RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS AND ON HONG

KONG'S CONTINUING PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION AFTER 1997.

CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE

BODIES OF THE FOOD AND

NATIONS IN THE

NAME OF QUOTE HONG

AGREEMENT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD

IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUBSIDIARY

AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED

ASIAN PACIFIC REGION AFTER 1997 IN THE

KONG, CHINA UNQUOTE.

AGREEMENT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD CONTINUE ITS

PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AFTER 1997, AND AGREEMENT ON THE PRACTICAL STEPS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE HONG KONG'S CONTINUED

AFTER 1997 IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS

CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT. CONSULTATION IS

CONTINUING ON HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN A NUMBER OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD

HEALTH ORGANISATION.

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