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Benefits

3.

The Convention

promotes

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international

trade and

the international exchange of ideas and knowledge by the

adoption of

uniform rules on the customs treatment of goods

displayed at

exhibitions, fairs, meetings or similar events

view a

This encourages to facilitating such display.

with

the holding of fairs, international meetings and exhibitions in Hong Kong which in turn fosters trade for Hong Kong.

Proposals

4.

The British side

to

all

present

proposes that the

Parties,

Convention

should continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR after 30 June 1997 in accordance with the Joint Declaration. To achieve this result it will be necessary for the CPG in some way to

indicate

and Contracting

all

Governments which may become parties before 1 July 1997, that all the international rights and obligations arising from the Convention, to the extent to which they apply to Hong Kong, will be assumed by the CPG with effect from 1

July 1997 and apply to the HKSAR of

It will the PRC.

further be necessary to ensure so far as 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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