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Principles

on

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2

Localisation

of

Laws, these United Kingdom

enactments have now been replaced by the Merchant Shipping

(Liability

and

Compensation

for

Oil Pollution)

1990 which came into effect on 15 January 1991.

Ordinance

4.

The British side proposes that the Convention and

the Protocol

should continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR

1997

in

after

30

June

Declaration.

maritime

conventions

accordance

with the

Joint

The Chinese side agreed at JLG V that certain

Kong would

applicable

to

Hong

automatically continue to apply to Hong Kong provided that

they had been signed

by

the PRC.

speaking

note

of 26 November

(The Chinese side's

1986 attached at Annex E).

The PRC became a party to the Convention and the Protocol

on

will

30 January 1980 and 29 September 1986, respectively.

It

be therefore

only necessary

to ensure that the

rights and

obligations

affecting Hong Kong

international

are fully

Declaration

this regard.

preserved

in a manner consistent with the Joint

and to consider whether any action is needed in

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