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INFO UKREP BRUSSELS, HONG KONG, PEKING
MIPT: HONG KONG AND THE CCC
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FOLLOWING IS A NOTE OF THE BACKGROUND TO THE CURRENT
PROPOSALS:
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FOLLOWING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE IN MAY 1985 OF THE JOINT
DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT,
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES BEGAN THE PROCESS OF CONSULTATION
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND ITS ANNEXES.
THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP, ESTABLISHED UNDER THE TERMS
OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, TOOK AS AN ISSUE FOR PRIORITY
CONSIDERATION QUOTE ACTION
TO ENABLE THE HONG KONG SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION TO MAINTAIN ITS ECONOMIC RELATIONS AS A
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY AND IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE THE
MAINTENANCE OF HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE GATT, MFA AND
OTHER INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS. UNQUOTE. THUS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT EARLY RESULTS ARISING OUT OF THESE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS
WAS AGREEMENT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD BECOME A SEPARATE CONTRACTING
PARTY TO THE GATT, COMMENSURATE WITH ITS STATUS AS A SEPARATE
CUSTOMS TERRITORY HAVING AUTONOMY IN ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL
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