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6.

When the United Kingdom signed the

the Plenipotentiary Conference at made two declarations.

Nice

the Final Acts

38 June on

1989, 1

One was

to safeguard the interests of the United Kingdom should any ITU member fail to comply with the Constitution and the Convention; the other

was to

express

concezn

at

the

way

which in

business had

been

conducted

at the

in Conference,

particular

as

taking of decisions

on

the

of finances

the

ITU.

regards the

These

declarations do not concern Hong Kong and not be applicable to the Hong Kong SAR.

therefore will

7.

The

Constitution and Convention should,

agreement

HKSAR.

British

side

that consider

the

Nice

in

to

accordance with the

to the

of Ratification

the Nice

reached at JLG V, continue

apply

Constitution

and

Convention in respect of Hong Kong does not, in practice,

represent

existing

Constitution

substantial a

IROS

or significant

affecting Hong Kong,

amendment

to

though

and

Convention will

the Nice

entirely replace

the

this

side would be grateful if British side

consider

The

the Chinese side would

matter

in

accordance

with the

Agreed

Guidelines.

Nairobi Convention as currently applying to Hong Kong.

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