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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

The President

RECEIVED

27 ОСТ 1907

Brussels,

25.10.93 166000

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I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Letter of 9th October 1993 which reads as follows :

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Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the recent discussions between the Government of Hong Kong and the Commission of the European Communities concerning the establishment of an Office of the Commission of the European Communities in Hong Kong. As a result of these discussions, I have the honour to propose that the status, privileges and immunities of the Office and its staff for the period up to and including 30 June 1997 shall be as set out in the Annex to this Letter, on the understanding that it does not constitute a precedent for any subsequent arrangements relating to the privileges and immunities for the Office of the Commission of the European Communities in Hong Kong.

If this proposal is acceptable to the Commission of the European Communities, I suggest that this Letter together with its Annex and your reply to that effect shall constitute an Agreement between theGovernment of Hong Kong and the Commission which shall enter into force on the date on which the Government of Hong Kong notifies the Commission that the necessary procedures to give effect to the Agreement in Hong Kong have been completed.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you, assurance of my highest consideration.

Sir, the

(signed) Christopher PATTEN

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I have the honour to inform you that the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Commission of the European Communities in the light of the present particular regime applying to Hong Kong, and agree, therefore, that your Letter, together with its Annex and this reply,

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The Rt. Hon. Christopher PATTEN

Government House

Hong Kong

Rue de la Loi 200 - 8-1049 Brussels, Belgium

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Office: T61 2/24

Telephone: direct line (+32-2)299.32.41 standard 299.11.11 - Telefax: 296.51.87 Telex: COMEU B 21877 - Telegraphic address: COMEUR Brussels