TNAG-2827-FCO40-4080-Investment-Protection-and-Promotion-Agreements-(IPPA)-betwee-1993 — Page 4

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Speaking note on

Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPAs)

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Ms Royan Pukking Mr Skinner CAB

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At JLG XXVII in September 1993, the Chinese side

agreed that the initialled HK/Switzerland IPPA could be

signed subject to some amendments to the Chinese language

text.

We are pleased to inform the Chinese side that the

Swiss Government have accepted all those amendments.

to the

We would like to hand over today a list of

amendments

Chinese text proposed by the Swiss

Government.

The Swiss side is of the view that the

amendments seek to reflect more clearly the meaning of the English text. We accept that the proposed amendments are textual in nature and will not affect the substance of the

text.

We hope that the Chinese side can indicate their agreement to the Swiss proposed amendments shortly, so that

arrangements

of the HK/Switzerland IPPA

for

could proceed.

signature

2 December 1993