TNAG-2112-FCO40-3011-International-Rights-and-Obligations-Sub-Group-of-the-Sino-B-1990 — Page 227

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 572

OF 16120OZ MARCH 90

CONFIDENTIAL

074522

MDLOAN 9079

HKC031 12

RECE

DESK

INDEX

26 MAR 1990

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19/3

INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JG HONG KONG

W

YOUR TELNOS 543, 544 AND 545: IRO SUBGROUP: TREATIES: CUSTOMS

MULTILATERAL

1.

THE FORMULA FOR THESE PAPERS IS A GOOD ONE, FOR THE REASONS YOU GIVE IN PARA 2 OF FIRST TUR. WE MUST HOPE THAT THE CHINESE ARE LIKEWISE CONTENT WITH THESE SHORTER PAPERS.

2 WE HAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT ON THE PAPERS THEMSELVES. IN PARA 3 OF THIRD TUR, LINE 4, THE MEANING MIGHT BE CLEARER IF THE PHASE QUOTE FREE FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS UNQUOTE WAS PLACED IN BRACKETS.

3. ON THE POINTS IN FIRST TUR, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THE UK HAS NOT MADE ANY RESERVATIONS OR DECLARATIONS IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG. CHINA SIGNED AND RATIFIED THE 1923 CONVENTION. NTD HAS NO RECORD OF ANY CHINESE SIGNATURE TO THE 1954 CONVENTION.

4. COPIES OF BOTH CONVENTIONS FOLLOW BY BAG (PARA 5 OF FIRST TUR REFERS).

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

58

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

. (RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

PUSD

ADDITIONAL

3

DISTRIBUTION

61

NEWS D

NTD

PS/MR MAUDE PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN