CONFIDENTIAL
HCC 031/5
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MB28/1
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY F CO
TELNO 254
OF 29015OZ JANUARY 92
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 84: IRO SUB-GROUP:
POLLUTION
043425
MDLIAN 0344
Q DIST?
TOP COPY
MULTILATERAL TREATIES:
MARINE
PARA 1(A):
THE PHRASE ''PROVIDED THEY HAD BEEN SIGNED BY THE PRC'' WAS THE CHINESE SIDE'S WORDING USED IN THEIR SPEAKING NOTE OF 26.11.1986 AND WE WOULD PREFER TO ADHERE TO IT.
PARA 1 (B):
2.
WE WOULD SUGGEST OUR PARA. 5 BE AMENDED TO READ: ''THE CONVENTION AND THE PROTOCOL SET OUT CLEARLY THE RIGHT OF CONTRACTING PARTIES TO TAKE MEASURES ON THE HIGH SEAS TO PREVENT, MITIGATE OR ELIMINATE GRAVE AND IMMINENT RISK OF POLLUTION TO THEIR COASTLINE OR RELATED INTERESTS, THEREBY REDUCING ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGE. APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION TO
HONG KONG AND ADHERENCE TO THE PROCEDURES SET OUT IN ARTICLE III WOULD ENABLE HONG KONG TO TAKE SUCH MEASURES ON THE HIGH SEAS IN THE REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT, PROVIDED ALL CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED UNDER THE CONVENTION WERE COMPLIED WITH, ITS ACTIONS WOULD BE REGARDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW.''
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ON ITEM 12.3(1) (I.E. THE 1976 PROTOCOL TO REVISE THE UNIT
OF ACCOUNT PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE OF 1971), WE HAVE DIFFICULTY IN FINDING A DOCUMENT SHOWING UK RATIFICATION AND EXTENSION TO HONG KONG. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD FAX APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT TO IRELAND, CAB.
WILSON
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