TNAG-2297-FCO40-3321-Hong-Kong-International-Rights-and-Obligations-(IRO)-Sub-Gro-1991 — Page 156

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OUR TELNO 808: IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTILATERAL TREATIES:

CONSERVATION

1. FURTHER TO TUR, IFTS CONTAIN TWO MORE PAPERS ON THE FOLLOWING CONSERVATION TREATIES

A. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES) (ITEM 2.9) AND THE BONN AMENDMENT (ITEM 2.9(1)): AND

B. CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE OZONE LAYER (ITEM 2.12) AND THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL (ADDED AS ITEM 2.12(1) WEF 1 JAN 1989).

WE ARE SEEKING SUITABLE MATERIAL FOR INCLUSION AS ANNEXES TO BOTH PAPERS BUT, IF UNSUCCESSFUL, MAY NEED TO COME BACK TO YOU ON THIS.

2. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE DO NOT PROPOSE TO PREPARE PAPERS ON THE FOLLOWING TREATIES WHICH, ON CLOSER EXAMINATION, WE CONSIDER ARE NOW OF LITTLE RELEVANCE TO HK AND MAY BE ALLOWED TO LAPSE -

A. CONVENTION RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF FUR

SEALS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (ITEM 2.1):

B. CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF WHALING (ITEM 2.4) AND ITS PROTOCOL (ITEM 2.4(1)) AND AMENDMENTS (ITEM2.4(2)):

C. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REGULATION OF ANTARCTIC PELAGIC WHALING

(ITEM 2.6): AND

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CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND

NATURAL HERITAGE (ITEM 2.8).

IF YOU AGREE, WE SHALL INFORM THE CHINESE ACCORDINGLY. WE SHALL PREPARE A BRIEF NOTE FOR DEFENSIVE USE, ON WHY EACH OF THE ABOVE NEED NOT APPLY TO HK AFTER 1997.

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