GATT/AIR/3622 1 SEPTEMBER 1994

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES - TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM: REVIEWS OF MACAU AND HONG KONG

1. PURSUANT TO THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CONCERNING THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM (BISD 36S/403), SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD ON 27-28 SEPTEMBER AND 5-6 OCTOBER 1994 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT THE TRADE POLICY REVIEWS OF MACAU AND HONG KONG (SECOND REVIEW), RESPECTIVELY.

2. THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:

TUESDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER, 9.30 A.M. AND WEDNESDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER, 9.30 A.M.: MACAU.

WEDNESDAY, 5 OCTOBER, 9.30 A.M. AND THURSDAY, 6 OCTOBER, 9.30 A.M.: HONG KONG.

3. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR THESE MEETINGS:

C/RM/27 ARRANGEMENTS FOR REVIEW MEETINGS

C/RM/G/48 REPORT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MACAU

C/RM/S/48 MACAU: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT

C/RM/G/49 & ADD.1 REPORT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG

C/RM/S/49 HONG KONG: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT.

4. DELEGATIONS ARE REMINDED THAT:

"TO FACILITATE THE DISCUSSIONS, THE CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO DO SO COULD GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE IN WRITING OF THE POINTS THEY WISH TO BE RAISED AT THE REVIEW SESSION SO THAT THE CONTRACTING PARTY UNDER REVIEW IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO PREPARE ITS REPLIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD NOT LIMIT IN ANY WAY THE SCOPE OF THE DISCUSSIONS AT THE COUNCIL SESSION." (C/W/607).

IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF ANY SUCH POINTS COULD REACH THE SECRETARIAT NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK BEFORE THE RELEVANT COUNCIL MEETINGS, I.E. BY TUESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER FOR MACAU; AND WEDNESDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER FOR HONG KONG.

5. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY 20 SEPTEMBER FOR MACAU; AND 28 SEPTEMBER FOR HONG HONG.

 

PETER D. SUTHERLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

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