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Article 13 of the Convention.

The UK Signatory is

represented at these meetings. But the Cable & Wireless

Group also sends persons as alternates, in accordance with

Article 13 of the Convention and Rule 4 of the Rules of

Procedure of the Council. In this way,

the needs and

interests of Hong Kong are represented in the British

Signatory's team which attends Council meetings.

applies to other meetings

Article 17 of the Convention.

The same

of

of the kind referred to in

A record of attendances by

representatives of the C & W Group at all meetings

(Council and other) is attached at Annex B.

9.

There is close

cooperation between the UK

Signatory (BT) and the Cable & & Wireless Group on all

matters affecting Hong Kong's interests. In this way,

whenever the Signatory is required to act on behalf of

Hong Kong, the latter's

the latter's interests are taken fully into

account.

10.

The Hong Kong

Kong Government communicates directly

with INMARSAT on a number of routine matters which are not

specifically reserved under the Convention or Operating

Agreement for some other channel of communication (such

ordering publications and seeking

as,

for example,

information).

11.

The Cable and Wireless

Group

communicates

directly with INMARSAT on routine matters

routine matters concerning the