TNAG-2116-FCO40-3021-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Sino-British-Joint-Declaration-action-ch-1990 — Page 80

Item &

JD/BL

Action

reference

Officer*

CONFIDENTIAL

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Annex I Section VI : Economic System and External Economic Relations

Whether the

Chinese need

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

g. Consider the

*STI

Consultation may

accession of Hong

CCE

Kong to some of the

DGT

be necessary. If so, agreement

conventions under

the Customs

Co-operation Council

in principle as

soon as

possible.

Under consideration by PA/ILO on whether consultation will be necessary in view of recent unofficial Chinese reactions.

Pending advice from PA/ILO on Point 1 under "Relevant Consideration" and advice from CCC Secretariat on Point 2. A consolidated Temporary Admission Convention with a new accession criterion will be up for adoption in the June Council of the CCC, after which HK will be eligible to sign in capacity as a member of the Council. The CCC is awaiting UN's reply on whether the accession criteria in other CCC Conventions can be interpreted in the same way.

(JD 89 and 90)

(BL Art. 116)

* Please mark an '*' against the officer with overall responsibility

CL7

CONFIDENTIAL

1. Whether HK

can sign the

conventions inits capacity as

a member of the Council without reference

to the Chinese.

2. Whether

existing

CCC conventions can be "interpreted

" by a Council resolution

to allow accessioin by a member of the CCC Council.

10th Edition (June 1990)

Target Completion Date

Within 1990