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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2852
OF 080822Z DECEMBER 92
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
JLG RESTRICTED
IRO SUB-GROUP: MULTILATERAL TREATIES: MERCHANT SHIPPING
1. WE ARE FAXING TO MARSHALL, HKD, A DRAFT DISCUSSION PAPER COVERING 22 TREATIES IN THE CATEGORY OF MERCHANT SHIPPING (ITEM 13.12 HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WILL BE COVERED BY ANOTHER COMPOSITE PAPER ON TREATIES ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS). WE AIM TO HAND THE PAPER ON THE MERCHANT SHIPPING TREATIES TO THE CHINESE SIDE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS, IF ANY, BEFORE THEN.
2. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ADVISE US AS TO THE
CURRENT POSITION ON ITEM 13.7. ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS THE UK
DENOUNCED THE CONVENTION IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG AND OTHER
TERRITORIES ON 20 OCTOBER 1984. SUBJECT TO YOUR CONFIRMATION OF
THIS, WE SHALL DELETE ITEM 13.7 FROM ANNEX A TO THE PAPER.
3. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS SHOWING UK
RATIFICATION AND EXTENSION TO HK OF ITEMS 13.13(1)-13.13(4), 13.14(1)-13.14(3) AND 13.20(2)-13.20(5) AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE
SURE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO HONG KONG. IF YOU HAVE THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD FAX THEM TO CAB.
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