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REPOFI ON 7TH SESSION OF APPPU

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19.

The entry into force of amendments is governed by paragraph 4

of Article IX of the Agreement which distinguishes between amendments that

do not involve new obligations for Contracting Governments and those that

do involve such obligations. Miss Ellen Kern, Legal Officer from PAO,

clarified that as the Amendments on mandatory contributions involve new

obligation, when they enter

when they enter into force, they are only binding on the

Contracting Government that have accepted them by depositing an instrument

of acceptance.

20.

APPPC, rather than its Executive Committee, will determine the

amount of the mandatory contribution that should be paid by its members, by

deciding both the level of the budget and the apportionment of the

contribution. Based on the suggestions of the 13th Session, 21st and 22nd

Executive Committee Meeting of APPPC, the annual contribution of countries

belonging to Group A (i.e. Australia, China, India, Korea, New Zealand,

France and UK) is US$5,000.

21.

The current rate of annual mandatory contribution will probably

remain unchanged for some time until budgeted project proposals are

submitted to the APPPC Session for endorsement and priority setting.

22.

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Hong Kong should seek the view from FCO whether UK will deposit

the instrument of acceptance to the Amendments on behalf of HK.

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