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to envisage certain broad types of action which the sides could take in order to achieve their objective,

to devise a general plan of action.

such a plan, are described below.

two

and

These options, and

3.

(1)

In those cases where the PRC is already a party,

it judges before 1997 because

as a whole, no

one to become or decides

that to be in the Interests of the PRC

M

be needed simply to secure the

The two

diplomatic action will continued application of the treaty to the SAR. sides will however need to compare any reservations which been entered by the PRC with any may already have reservations which may apply to Hong Kong, and then decide

whether any

be

needed to

ensure

that

the

action may international rights and obligations affecting Hong Kong are fully preserved in a manner consistent with the Joint in the future Declaration. Reservations made by the PRC in the

could from the outset be tailored to suit the requirements

of the Joint Declaration.

(2)

to become one in respect of

different approach is required.

Where the PRC is not a party, and does not intend

of the PRC, the whole

✡

cases

It would be contrary to

the Interests of the SAR to suggest that in those

all the International

International rights and obligations created by those treaties which affect Hong Kong must automatically

terminate 1 July 1997,

that accordingly the

to the must start afresh in order to apply such treatles

on

and

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