TNAG-2116-FCO40-3021-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Sino-British-Joint-Declaration-action-ch-1990 — Page 90

Item &

JD/BL reference

Action

Officer*

CONFIDENTIAL

4

Whether the

Chinese need to be consulted/ informed and if so, timing

Annex I Section VIII: Shipping

CA Branch Liaison Officer : PAS(CA) 2

Date for HMG/HKG to start deliberation

Present Position

d. To consider whether

*SES

The Chinese have

a new Hong Kong regional flag

D of M

been informed of

should be used in place of the blue

ensign (with the

Hong Kong armorial bearings) on Hong Kong registered ships when the modified register

is operational.

our decision by way of the second progress report on the HK Shipping Register

Agreement reached with Chinese is that before 1997 ships on the register would fly two flags from the stern. The upper one would be the red ensign: the lower flag would be either the existing HK flag or, once. agreement between the Chinese and British sides has been reached on its design and use, a new regional flag. After 1997, ships would fly the Chinese flag plus the HK regional flag. The Steering Group in its report of October 1989 recommended that before 1 July 1997, the HK flag should be flown as the lower flag. After 1997, the HKSAR regional flag will be flown. See also Annex I Section I item (c).

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

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CONFIDENTIAL

Relevant Considerations

10th edition (June 1990)

Target Completion Date

Action completed

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