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particular convention would allow for it, it seems to me in theory possible that there could be both a reservation applying to the PRC as a whole and also a reservation applying to the SAR in respect of certain articles of a convention.

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I also wonder whether it might not be better to discuss individual reservations and declarations when dealing with the treaty to which they were made, rather than all together in the context of the discussions on the mechanism to be employed for ensuring the continued effectiveness of multilateral IROS after 1997.

Best wishes,

Shelagh.

Shelagh Brooks

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