TNAG-2530-FCO40-3700-Hong-Kong-future-membership-of-the-Permanent-International-A-1992 — Page 12

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YOUR TELNOS 1703 AND 1791: HONG KONG'S MEMBERSHIP OF PIARC

1. WE AGREE THAT AS THE STATUTES OF PIARC DO NOT INVOLVE INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THERE IS NO NEED FOR THE CHINESE TO BE CONSULTED. WE DO NOT THINK THAT THERE IS ANY REQUIREMENT FOR A PUBLIC BODY MEMBER TO TO OBTAIN THE AGREEMENT OF ITS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BEFORE JOINING.

2. WE DO NOT THINK THAT THE IALA PRECEDENCE IS A VALID ONE. THERE WE WERE SEEKING TO UPGRADE HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE UK, AND VOTING RIGHTS WERE INVOLVED. THE SAME IS NOT TRUE FOR PIARC. IN THE OPERATION OF PIARC THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MUCH ATTENTION PAID TO SUCH DIPLOMATIC NICETIES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF THE PUBLIC BODY MEMBERS WHICH PARTICIPATES IN THE UK SECTION OF PIARC IS IN FACT ARGENTINIAN.

3.INCIDENTALLY WE NOTICE THAT THE BACK OF THE STATUTES OF PIARC LISTS HONG KONG AS A COUNTRY. PERHAPS YOU COULD GET THEM TO CORRECT THIS WHEN THE NEXT EDITION IS PRODUCED. WE SEE NO REASON WHY HONG KONG SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE AS A PUBLIC BODY MEMBER. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PIARC WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO HONG KONG UPGRADING ITS MEMBERSHIP TO THAT OF A REGIONAL MEMBER, BUT PERHAPS THAT COULD BE LEFT FOR CONSIDERATION LATER.

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