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COPENHAGEN AMENDMENT TO MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON OZONE LAYER.

WE PLAN TO CONSULT THE CHINESE SIDE ON THE EXTENSION TO HONG KONG THE UK RATIFICATION OF THE COPENHAGEN AMENDMENT AND ITS CONTINUED APPLICATION TO THE HKSAR. A DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE FOR CONSULTING THE CHINESE IS SET OUT BELOW FOR YOUR COMMENT.

BEGINS:

1. THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE

LAYER ('THE PROTOCOL') SEEKS TO CONTROL THE CONSUMPTION, PRODUCTION, IMPORT AND SUPPLY OF BULK CHEMICALS WHICH DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER. THE UK RATIFIED THE PROTOCOL ON 16 DECEMBER 1988 AND HONG KONG WAS INCLUDED IN THE RATIFICATION. THE CHINESE SIDE HAD BEEN CONSULTED IN ADVANCE UNDER THE AGREED CONSULTATION GUIDELINES ON THE CONTINUED APPLICATION OF THE PROTOCOL AFTER 1997 IN JULY 1988 AND HAD CONFIRMED THEIR AGREEMENT ON 19 AUGUST 1988.

2. IN JUNE 1990, THE SECOND MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE

PROTOCOL HELD IN LONDON ADOPTED A SET OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL ('THE LONDON AMENDMENT'). THE UK RATIFIED THIS AMENDMENT

ON 20 DECEMBER 1991. THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA RATIFIED IT ON 14 JUNE 1991. THE CHINESE SIDE WAS CONSULTED AND AGREED TON 3 JUNE 1993 THAT THE LONDON AMENDMENT OF THE PROTOCOL SHOULD BE EXTENDED

TO HONG KONG AND WOULD CONTINUE TO BE APPLIED TO THE HONG KONG.

EXTENSION OF THE UK RATIFICATION OF THE LONDON AMENDMENT TO HONG

KONG IS NOW IN PROGRESS.

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AT THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE PROTOCOL HELD IN COPENHAGEN IN NOVEMBER 1992, IT WAS AGREED ('THE COPENHAGEN AMENDMENT, A COPY AT ANNEX) THAT THREE CATEGORIES OF CHEMICALS- HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (HCFCS), HYDROBROMOFLUOROCARBONS (HBFCS), AND METHYL BROMIDE, WOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF CONTROLLED

SUBSTANCES.

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