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4.

This Convention

the facilitates

international

exchange

of

adoption

of

specialized general

and skills

techniques

rules

on

the

temporary

by the

duty-free

importation of

equipment. professional

development of various professions in Hong Kong.

This assists the

Proposals

5.

together

British The

with

side proposes

that the Convention,

its Annexes applying to Hong Kong, should continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR after 30 June 1997 in

accordance

with

the

Joint Declaration.

result

indicate

it will

be

necessary

to

all

present

for

Contracting

the

may become

parties

Governments which

that

To achieve this

CPG in some way to

and all Parties,

before 1 July 1997,

all the international rights and obligations arising from the Convention together with its Annexes, to the extent which they apply to Hong Kong, will be assumed by the CPG with effect from 1 July 1997 and apply to the HKSAR of the

PRC.

to ensure so far as

to

It will further be

necessary

possible that those Contracting Parties either agree, or at. least acquiesce. In the opinion of the British side the

best

method

for securing

this

objective

would be

as

described in para. 7 of the paper handed to the Chinese side

on 15 March 1989.

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