Item &
JD/BL reference
Action Officer*
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Whether the
Chinese need
Annex I Section XII: Defence, Security and Public Order
to be consulted/ informed and if so, timing
CA Branch Liaison Officer: PAS(CA)5
Date for
HMG/HKG
to start deliberation
Present Position
Relevant Considerations
10th edition (June 1990)
f. Consider future
search and rescue (SAR) arrangements
*S for S
D of M
DCA
Consultation necessary to begin after resolution of questions relating to boundaries
Action started
* Please mark an '*' against the officer with overall responsibility.
CL13
HK's area of maritime responsibility extended at Dec. 1986 IMO Regional Conference. Question of overall future arrangements under discussion. ExCo paper in draft. The area for which Hong Kong has aeronautical SAR
responsibilities (the
Aeronautical Search & Rescue Region (SRR)) normally coincides with the Flight Information Region (FIR)). JD 113 in fact notes the Hong Kong
responsibilities in the FIR in terms interpreted as covering
SAR responsibilities
The FIR is itself defined by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), but the Chinese choose to publish/use variations to the boundaries to the east (adjacent to Taiwan FIR) and to the southwest (using
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Target Completion Date
2nd quarter 1993
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