TNAG-2513-FCO40-3666-Future-of-Hong-Kong-International-Rights-and-Obligations-(IR-1992 — Page 19

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 368

CONFIDENTIAL

HKC 031/5

TOP COPY Q DIST?

OF 100227Z FEBRUARY 92

см

INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

(12)

077332

MDHIAN 2368

503115

Ser.

YOUR TELNO 173: IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTILATERAL TREATIES: MARINE

POLLUTION.

1. PARA 2 OF TUR: THANK YOU FOR FAXED DOCUMENTS SHOWING UK'S RATIFICATION AND EXTENSION TO HONG KONG IN RESPECT OF ITEMS 12.1

AND 12.3.

6

2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A SIMILAR DOCUMENT FOR ITEM 12.3(1), AS IN OUR TELNO 254. AS ITEM 12.3(1) HAS NOT YET COME INTO FORCE, WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING EVIDENCE OF UK'S RATIFICATION

AND EXTENSION TO HONG KONG.

3. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD FAX APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT TO IRELAND, CAB.

WILSON

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

60

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

. (RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

PUSD

HD/FED

NEWS D

ADDITIONAL

4

DISTRIBUTION

64

PLANNERS

RAD

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAB OFFICE

MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS

1

PAGE

CONFIDENTIAL

MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS

N N N N

SIR P CRADOCK NO.10

10/2.