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YOUR TELNO 1284 OF 11 JULY 1991: BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL

OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR

DISPOSAL.

1. WE HAVE EXAMINED THE DRAFT MODEL LEGISLATION PREPARED BY THE

BASEL INTERIM SECRETARIAT. THE MODEL LEGISLATION WILL BE OF

ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING DOMESTIC LEGISLATION.

2. DUE TO LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AS A WHOLE, PROPOSED LEGISLATION, AMENDMENTS TO THE WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE, DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH PRIORITY WITHIN HKG. IT IS UNLIKELY TO FIND A SLOT IN

THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME UNTIL THE 1992-93 SESSION. WE ARE THEREFORE NOT IN A POSITION TO HAVE THE CONVENTION APPLIED TO HONG KONG IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IN VIEW OF THIS, CONSULTATION WITH THE CHINESE AT THIS STAGE WOULD BE PREMATURE.

4. WE NOTE THAT RATIFICATION IS NOT IMMINENT (PARAGRAPH 4 OF TUR)

AND FEEL WE HAVE SOME TIME YET. AS SOON AS A REALISTIC DATE FOR

EC RATIFICATION BECOMES KNOWN WE WILL REASSESS THE STATUS OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO SEE IF ANY CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD GIVE US ADVANCE NOTICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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