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DSR 11C (Revised 5/87)
sub-group on international rights and obligations, and by
meetings of experts to consider particular agenda items,
held as necessary.
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Annex II further provides that, from 1 July 1988,
the JLG shall have its principal base in Hong Kong. In
accordance with that provision, the two sides established
offices in Hong Kong on that date. All the Chinese
members of the JLG (except for one, who is resident in
London), together with supporting staff, are now based in
Hong Kong. The British Senior Representative at present
remains based in London, travelling to Hong Kong as
necessary. The British side of the JLG depends heavily
on co-operation with the Hong Kong Government, which
maintains a separate branch of the Government Secretariat
(the General Duties Branch) to deal with JLG and other
future-related business. This relationship with the Hong
Kong Government is particularly important because it
helps to ensure that Hong Kong concerns are taken
fully into account in the implementation of the Joint
Declaration.
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Annex B to this memorandum contains a list of
agreements so far reached by the JLG. They cover among
other things Hong Kong's new status as a separate
contracting party to the GATT, Hong Kong's continued
participation in a long list of international
organisations; transitional arrangements for the
different types of travel and identity documents used by
Hong Kong people; the establishment of Hong Kong's own
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