TNAG-2302-FCO40-3331-Hong-Kong-International-Rights-and-Obligations-(IRO)-Sub-Gro-1991 — Page 21

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FM HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE F C O

TELNO 2622

OF 21050OZ AUGUST 91

INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 1439: IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTILATERAL TREATIES: POSTAL

THE POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE MONEY ORDER AGREEMENT AND THE

CASH ON DELIVERY AGREEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:

1.

(A)

MONEY ORDER AGREEMENT:

(B)

2.

THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS NOT (NOT)

SIGNED FOR THE OVERSEAS TERRITORIES. THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT (NOT) APPLY TO HONG KONG NOW AND WE DO NOT SEE ANY NEED

FOR IT TO APPLY AFTER 1997:

AND

CASH ON DELIVERY AGREEMENT: THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS SIGNED FOR THE OVERSEAS TERRITORIES, BUT AS THE HONG

KONG POST OFFICE DOES NOT RUN A CASH ON DELIVERY SERVICE AND

HAS NO PLANS TO DO SO THERE IS NO NEED TO SEEK CHINESE

AGREEMENT FOR IT TO CONTINUE TO APPLY AFTER 1997.

ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS, THE PRC IS NOT PARTY TO EITHER

AGREEMENT.

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Let Mr Bande

Mr Bonde ESED

Are you content, in new of the

abarc, that HK

that HK should not

should not pursue

these 2 agreements with the Chimere? chin samty

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