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Convention on the Law of Trusts
(Hague 1984)
The United Kingdom
17 November 1989 and Hong
ratification (see Annex A).
ratified
this Convention on
Kong was not included in such
2.
By a speaking note dated 5 January 1989, the
consulted the Chinese side on the continued
British side
application Of
1997 (Annex B).
the Convention to the Hong Kong SAR after
By a speaking note dated 1 March 1989, the
Chinese side expressed no objection to the application of
Convention to Hong Kong (see Annex C). This Convention
March 1990 (see
the
was
then
extended to Hong Kong Оп 30
Annex D).
3.
The
international rights and obligations affecting
Hong Kong arising from this Convention should, therefore,
in
accordance
with
Section ΧΙ of Annex I to the Joint
Declaration, continue to apply to the HKSAR after 30 June
1997.
The two sides could further consider whether any
action is necessary to achieve this objective.
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