TNAG-2303-FCO40-3332-Hong-Kong-International-Rights-and-Obligations-(IRO)-Sub-Gro-1991 — Page 19

IRO/17/89

SPEAKING NOTE

Handed over by the

Chinese side on 1.3.1989

Annex C

(translation)

On 5

January, the British side handed over a speaking

note to the Chinese side and informed us that the UK

intends to include Hong Kong its ratification of

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the Haque Convention on Laws Applicable to Trusts and on

their recognition or to extend the Convention to Hong Kong

subsequently. This would create new international rights and

obligation for Hong Kong and the British side think it would

be appropriate for the Convention to continue to be applied

to the Hong Kong SAR after 1997. The British side intend to

make the reservation on Article 16, para (2) and the

declaration permitted by Article 20, para (1), which would

also extend to Hong Kong. The British side therefore come

to consult the views of the Chinese side according to the

agreed guidelines for consultation. The Chinese side asked

the British side several questions on 27 January, to which

answers by the British side were given to us on 2

February. Following that, experts on both sides

written

exchanged

their views further on relevant questions.

of

Upon instruction, I would like to respond as follows:

The UK intends to include Hong Kong in its ratification

the Haque Convention on the Law applicable to Trusts and

on their recognition or to apply the Convention to Hong Kong

afterwards, to this the Chinese side have no objection.

to the way the Convention could thereby continue to be

applied to Hong Kong after 1997, the IRO Subgroup will hold

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