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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 829
OF 17104OZ MARCH 92
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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177504 MDLIAN 2184
FOR UND AND HKD
UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
1. EXCO TODAY APPROVED OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT HMG BE INFORMED OF
HONG KONG'S WISH TO BE INCLUDED IN THE UK'S RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATIONS AND RESERVATIONS ATTACHED TO MR BAKER (UND)'S LETTER OF 31 JANUARY.
2. DRAFTS OF A SPEAKING NOTE AND DEFENSIVE Q AND A FOR USE BY UKREP JLG WITH THE CHINESE ARE AT MY TWO IFTS. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS. SINCE THE JLG OFFICES ARE NOW BUSY WITH PREPARATORY WORK FOR JLG XXII, WE INTEND TO PASS THE SPEAKING NOTE TO THE CHINESE SIDE IN EARLY APRIL AFTER THE JLG PLENARY.
3. A MINOR POINT ABOUT DRAFT RESERVATIONS (E) ATTACHED TO MR BAKER'S LETTER: THE PHRASE QUOTE AS A MATTER OF NATIONAL LAW UNQUOTE MAY GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT QUOTE NATIONAL LAW UNQUOTE
APPLIES IN HONG KONG. WE ASSUME THAT YOU WILL HAVE NO/NO OBJECTION TO ITS BEING REPLACED BY QUOTE UNDER THE LAW OF HONG KONG UNQUOTE.
4. PEKING TELNO 341 CONVEYED THE CHINESE STATEMENT UPON RATIFICATION AS REPORTED IN THE PEKING DAILY. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PASS THE TEXT OF THE STATEMENT CIRCULATED BY THE DEPOSITORY TO US FOR INFORMATION IN DUE COURSE.
WILSON
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