TNAG-2147-FCO40-3066-Approval-of-the-final-acts-of-the-World-Administrative-Radio-1990 — Page 12

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 864

OF 09090OZ MARCH 90

INFO PRIORITY DTI

Mr Stone

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Sandra Phillin, senes

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YOUR TELNOS 20 AND 22 AND OUR TELNO 58: APPROVAL OF FINAL ACTS OF WARCS (1983

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1988) AND WATTC (1988)

1. ON REFLECTION, WE DO NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO CONSULT THE CHINESE BEFORE THE UK RATIFIES THESE ACTS IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG.

2. THE FINAL ACTS OF THE 5 WARCS (1983 1988) CONTAIN AMENDMENTS TO RADIO REGULATIONS, DEALING WITH TECHNICAL MATTERS SUCH AS BAND PLANNING AND FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING IROS BUT THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED ''SUBSTANTIAL OR SIGNIFICANT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ITU CONVENTION. THERE IS THEREFORE NO NEED TO CONSULT THE CHINESE (PARA (2)(4) OF THE AGREED GUIDELINES REFERS). SIMILAR REASONING APPLIES TO THE ACTS OF WATTC

1988.

3. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD INCLUDE HK IN UK'S RATIFICATION OF BOTH WARCS AND WATTC ACTS (WE ASSUME THAT THE UK HAS NOT YET RATIFIED THE WARCS ACTS).

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