RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/W/69
25March 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1179)
Original: English Committee onGovernment Procurement
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDICES IIAND IIIOFHONG KONG, CHINA
Notification from Hong Kong, China under Article XXIV:6(a)
Theattached notification*from theHong Kong Economic andTrade Office wasreceived on
20March 1998, withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement (1994). Inaccordance withArticle XXIV:6(a), anyParty withanobjection totheproposed
changes isinvited tonotify theSecretariat within 30daysfrom thedateofissue ofthisdocument.1
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PursuanttoArticleXXIV,paragraph6(a)oftheAgreementonGovernmentProcurement(1994),
Ihave thehonour tosubmit totheCommittee onGovernment Procurement updated versions of
Appendices IIandIIIofHong Kong, China, reflecting changes regarding theKowloon-Canton Railway
Corporation.
*English only
1Article XXIV:6(a) provides that"iftherectifications, transfers orother modifications areofapurely formal
orminor nature, theyshallbecome effective provided there isnoobjection within 30days. Inother cases, the
Chairman oftheCommittee shallpromptly convene ameeting oftheCommittee. TheCommittee shallconsider
theproposal andanyclaim forcompensatory adjustments, withaview tomaintaining abalance ofrights and
obligations andacomparable level ofmutually agreed coverage provided inthisAgreement prior tosuch
notification. Intheevent ofagreement notbeing reached, thematter maybepursued inaccordance withthe
provisions contained inArticle XXII".GPA/W/69
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APPENDIX II
HONG KONG, CHINA
Annex 1
TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
Daily Press
Annex 2
TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
Daily Press
Annex 3
Hospital Authority - TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Daily Press
Housing Authority - TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Daily Press
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Anyoneofthefollowing:
- TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Daily Press
- HomePageontheInternet
(http://www.kcrc.com)
Mass Transit Railway Corporation - Daily Press
Airport Authority - Daily PressGPA/W/69
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APPENDIX III
HONG KONG, CHINA
Annex 1
TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
Annex 2
TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette
Daily Press
Annex 3
Hospital Authority - TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
Housing Authority - TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Anyoneofthefollowing:
- TheGovernment oftheHong Kong Special
Administrative Region Gazette
- Daily Press
- HomePageontheInternet
(http://www.kcrc.com)
Mass Transit Railway Corporation - Notapplicable
Airport Authority - Daily Press
- HomePageontheInternet
(http://www.hkairport.com)
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