TNAG-1655-FCO40-2303-Hong-Kong-and-the-Customs-Co-operation-Council-(CCC)-1987 — Page 75

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TELNO 223

OF 131612Z JULY 87

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING

YOUR TELNO 179: HONG KONG AND CCC.

1. THE CCC HAVE INFORMED US THAT ON 9 JULY THE SECRETARY GENERAL FORMALLY NOTIFIED THE DIRECTOR OF TREATIES IN THE BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OF HONG KONG'S ACCESSION TO THE CCC.

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2. * HAVE MEANTIME WRITTEN TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL AS INSTRUCTED 'IN YOUR TELNO 186 (NOT TO PEKING)/

3. REGARDING THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM (YOUR TELNO 1878 TO HONG KONGY MACDONALD OF THE CCC HAS COMMENTED TO US THAT THERE WAS A CONTRADICTION WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE. ON THE ONE HAND THE UK COULD EXTEND THE CONVENTION TO HONG KONG. ON THE OTHER, THE 4 DIGIT PROVISION COULD ONLY APPLY TO A CONTRACTING PARTY, WHICH HONG KONG WAS NOT. IN ANY EVENT, THE SECRETARY GENERAL HOPED TO REPLY TO SIR ANGUS FRASER WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

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BWLNAN 3296

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

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PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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