2012 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 66 - UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY (§§ 5701 - 5732)
Subchapter I - POLICY (§§ 5711 - 5715)
Section 5712 - Participation in multilateral organizations, rights under international agreements, and trade status
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 66 - UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY SUBCHAPTER I - POLICY Sec. 5712 - Participation in multilateral organizations, rights under international agreements, and trade status |
Contains | section 5712 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 102-383, title I, §102, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 106-36, title I, §1002(e), June 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 133. |
Statutes at Large References | 106 Stat. 1450 113 Stat. 133 |
Public Law References | Public Law 102-383, Public Law 106-36 |
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It is the sense of the Congress that the following, which are based in part on the relevant provisions of the Joint Declaration, should be the policy of the United States with respect to Hong Kong after June 30, 1997:
(1) The United States should support Hong Kong's participation in all appropriate multilateral conferences, agreements, and organizations in which Hong Kong is eligible to participate.
(2) The United States should continue to fulfill its obligations to Hong Kong under international agreements, so long as Hong Kong reciprocates, regardless of whether the People's Republic of China is a party to the particular international agreement, unless and until such obligations are modified or terminated in accordance with law.
(3) The United States should respect Hong Kong's status as a separate customs territory, and as a WTO member country (as defined in section 3501(10) of title 19), whether or not the People's Republic of China participates in the World Trade Organization (as defined in section 3501(8) of title 19).
(Pub. L. 102–383, title I, §102, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 106–36, title I, §1002(e), June 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 133.)
Amendments1999—Par. (3). Pub. L. 106–36 substituted “WTO member country (as defined in section 3501(10) of title 19)” for “contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade” and “World Trade Organization (as defined in section 3501(8) of title 19)” for “latter organization”.
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