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INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING, ACTOR
YOUR TELNO 2865 OF 27 SEPTEMBER 1990: BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR
DISPOSAL
1. WE HAVE NOW GIVEN FURTHER THOUGHT TO THE EXTENSION OF THIS
CONVENTION TO HONG KONG. THE UK'S RATIFICATION WILL BE JOINTLY WITH EC STATES FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF AN IMPLEMENTING EC REGULATION WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING NEGOTIATED IN BRUSSELS. THE PROBLEM ARISES AS TO HOW TO ASSOCIATE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES WITH
THE UK RATIFICATION IF UK RATIFICATION IS BASED ON AN EC
REGULATION AND NO LOCAL LEGISLATION IS IN PLACE. FOR THE OTHER
DTS, WE ARE PLANNING TO DRAW UP AN ORDER-IN COUNCIL OR AN ORDINANCE BANNING WASTE IMPORTS INTO THE DTS. THE SITUATION FOR
HONG KONG IS DIFFERENT SINCE:
A) HONG KONG IS A SIGNIFICANT MANUFACTURING AND THEREFORE
WASTE PRODUCING CENTRE.
FROM OTHER DTS.
ITS NEEDS ARE LIKELY TO BE DIFFERENT
B) YOU WILL WANT TO IMPLEMENT THE CONVENTION BY LOCAL
LEGISLATION (TO AVOID SUBSEQUENT LOCALISATION) AND ARE ALREADY WORKING ON RELATED LEGISLATION.
2. THE BASEL INTERIM SECRETARIAT HAS PREPARED MODEL NATIONAL
LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE BASEL CONVENTION. WE ARE FAXING A COPY TO IRELAND, CAB. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON HOW THIS WOULD MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO TO KNOW HOW YOUR
OWN AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LEGISLATION ARE PROGRESSING (PARAGRAPH 1 OF TUR).
3. INFORMAL CONTACT WITH THE INTERIM SECRETARIAT INDICATES THAT
UK DEPENDENCIES WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO MAKE A FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONVENTION IN
ADDITION TO THAT MADE BY THE UK (PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR).
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ON TIMING, WE SHOULD LIKE AS MANY DTS AS POSSIBLE TO BE
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