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TELELETTER FILE REF HKC 031/5

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FROM: C T WOOD HKD FCO

FOLLOWING FOR: S YING ESQ, GDB, HONG KONG

COPIED TO: J DART ESQ SEND, FCO

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YOUR LETTER OF 20 JUNE TO JUDITH USHER (HKD): PROPOSED EXTENSION

OF THE OUTER SPACE ACT 1986 TO HONG KONG

1.

YOU ASKED IN LUR FOR DETAILS OF THE PRC'S STATUS VIS-A-VIS

THE UN TREATIES ON OUTER SPACE. I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE PRC HAS ACCEDED TO THE FOUR TREATIES TO WHICH THE UK IS ALSO A PARTY, AS FOLLOWS:

(1) TREATY ON PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF STATES IN THE EXPLORATION AND USE OF OUTER SPACE, INCLUDING THE MOON AND OTHER CELESTIAL BODIES (REFERRED TO AS THE OUTER SPACE TREATY)

ACCEDED 12 JANUARY 1984:

(2) AGREEMENT ON THE RESCUE OF ASTRONAUTS, THE RETURN OF ASTRONAUTS AND THE RETURN OF OBJECTS LAUNCHED INTO OUTER SPACE (REFERRED TO AS THE AGREEMENT ON ASSISTANCE) - ACCEDED

20 DECEMBER 1988:

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(3) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY

SPACE OBJECTS (REFERRED TO AS THE LIABILITY CONVENTION) ACCEDED 20 DECEMBER 1988: AND

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(4) CONVENTION ON REGISTRATION OF OBJECTS LAUNCHED INTO OUTER SPACE (REFERRED TO AS THE REGISTRATION CONVENTION) ACCEDED

12 DECEMBER 1988.

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YOU ALSO ASKED WHETHER THE OUTER SPACE ACT 1986 IMPLEMENTS

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REVERT.

OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.

SIGNED: CT WOOD

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WE ARE CHECKING ON THIS AND WILL

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