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Sino-British Joint Liaison Group

5.

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

Group's main achievements have been:

(i) Agreement that Hong Kong should become a

separate member of the Customs Co-operation

Council (CCC) and should continue as such

after 1997 in the name of "Hong Kong,

China". Hong Kong was duly accepted as the

99th member of the CCC on 25 June 1987. As

a result of the JLG's efforts Hong Kong now

has, and will retain after 1997, a separate

standing

the General Agreement on

in

Tariffs

and Trade,

the Multi-Fibre

Agreement and the CCC, and is thus better

placed

to

protect its Own interests in

world trade before and after 1997.

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