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CHAPTER XXV
2.
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CHA PT ER XXV
T ELECOMMUNICA T IONS
2 . Con st it u t ion of t h e A sia -Pa cific T elecom m u n it y
Ba n g kok, 2 7 Ma r ch 1 9 7 6
En t r y in t o for ce
: 2 5 Febr u a r y 1 9 7 9 , in a ccor da n ce w ith a r ticle 1 8 .
Regist r a t ion
: 2 5 Febr u a r y 1 9 7 9 , No. 1 7 5 8 3
St a t u s
: Signatories : 1 8. Parties : 4 1 .
1T ext
: Un ited Na tion s, Treaty Series , v ol. 1 1 2 9, p. 3 .
Not e
: Th e Con stitu tion of th e A sia -Pa cific Telecom m u n ity w a s a dopted on 2 7 Ma r ch 1 9 7 6
by r esolu tion 1 6 3 (XXXII)
2of th e Econ om ic a n d Socia l Com m ission for A sia a n d th e
Pa cific a t its th ir ty -secon d session , w h ich took pla ce a t Ba n g kok, Th a ila n d, fr om 2 4
Ma r ch 1 9 7 6 to 2 A pr il 1 9 7 6 . Th e Con stitu tion w a s open for sig n a tu r e a t Ba n g kok
fr om 1 A pr il 1 9 7 6 to 3 1 October 1 9 7 6 a n d a t th e Hea dqu a r ter s of th e Un ited Na tion s
in New Yor k fr om 1 Nov em ber 1 9 7 6 to 2 4 Febr u a r y 1 9 7 9 .
Participant
Signature
Ratification, Acceptance(A), Accession(a)
Afghanistan
1 2 Jan 1 97 7 1 7 May 1 97 7
Australia
26 Jul 1 97 7
26 Jul 1 97 7
Bangladesh
1 Apr 1 97 6
22 Oct 1 97 6
Bhutan
23 Jun 1 998 a
Brunei Darussalam
327 Mar 1 986 a
Cam bodia
5 Apr 2007 a
China
1, 425 Oct 1 97 6
2 Jun 1 97 7 A
Cook Islands
21 Jul 1 987 a
Dem ocratic People's Republic of Korea
22 Feb 1 994 a
Fiji
29 Nov 1 999 a
India
28 Oct 1 97 6
26 Nov 1 97 6
Indonesia
29 Apr 1 985 a
Iran (Islam ic Republic of)
1 5 Sep 1 97 6
3 Mar 1 980
Japan
22 Mar 1 97 7 25 Nov 1 97 7 A
Kiribati
7 Oct 201 1 a
Lao People's Dem ocratic Republic
20 Oct 1 989 a
Malay sia
23 Jun 1 97 7 23 Jun 1 97 7
Maldiv es
1 7 Mar 1 980 a
Marshall Islands
25 Jan 2005 a
Micronesia (Federated States of)
28 Dec 1 993 a
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Mongolia
1 4 Aug 1 991 a
My anm ar
20 Oct 1 97 6
9 Dec 1 97 6
Nauru
1 Apr 1 97 6
22 Nov 1 97 6
Nepal
1 5 Sep 1 97 6
1 2 May 1 97 7
New Zealand
51 3 Jan 1 993 a
Niue
61 4 Nov 1 994 a
Pakistan
25 Jan 1 97 7 1 Jul 1 97 7
Palau
1 9 Jun 1 996 a
Papua New Guinea
29 Sep 1 97 6
1 7 Dec 1 992
Philippines
28 Oct 1 97 6
1 7 Jun 1 97 7
Republic of Korea
8 Jul 1 97 7
8 Jul 1 97 7
Sam oa
6 Nov 2000 a
Singapore
23 Jun 1 97 7 6 Oct 1 97 7
Solom on Islands
1 7 May 201 0 a
Sri Lanka
3 Oct 1 97 9 a
Thailand
1 5 Sep 1 97 6
26 Jan 1 97 9
Tonga
1 4 Feb 1 992 a
Tuv alu
1 3 Sep 201 1 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
43 1 Aug 1 97 7 3 1 Aug 1 97 7
Vanuatu
1 1 Oct 201 0 a
Viet Nam
1 1 Sep 1 97 9 a
End Note
1 .In a ddition , Ma ca u is a n a ssocia te Mem ber . Th e deposit of th e in str u m en t of a ccession on 9 Febr u a r y 1 9 9 3
w a s a ccom pa n ied by a decla r a tion m a de by th e Gov er n m en t of Por tu g a l in a ccor da n ce w ith a r ticle 2 0 of th e
Con stitu tion to th e effect th a t:
...Th e Gov er n m en t of th e Por tu g u ese Repu blic con fir m s th a t Ma ca u , a s a n a ssocia te m em ber of ESCA P, is
a u th or ized to be a pa r ty to th e Con stitu tion of th e A sia Pa cific Telecom m u n ity a n d to a ssu m e th e r ig h ts a n d
oblig a tion s con ta in ed th er ein . ... In a ccor da n ce w ith th e Join t Decla r a tion of th e Gov er n m en t of th e
Por tu g u ese Repu blic a n d th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a on th e Qu estion of Ma ca u sig n ed in
Beijin g on A pr il 1 3 , 1 9 8 7 , th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a w ill r esu m e th e ex er cise of sov er eig n ty ov er Ma ca u
fr om Decem ber 2 0 1 9 9 9 , w h ile th e Gov er n m en t of th e Por tu g u ese Repu blic r em a in s r espon sible for th e
ex ter n a l r ela tion s of Ma ca u u n til Decem ber 1 9 , 1 9 9 9 .
A lso, on 9 Febr u a r y 1 9 9 3 , a n d in r ela tion to th e sa id deposit, th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l r eceiv ed fr om th e
Gov er n m en t of th e Repu blic of Ch in a , th e follow in g com m u n ica tion :
In a ccor da n ce w ith th e Join t Decla r a tion of th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a a n d th e
Gov er n m en t of th e Repu blic of Por tu g a l on th e Qu estion of Ma ca u sig n ed in Beijin g on 1 3 A pr il 1 9 8 7 , th e
People's Repu blic of Ch in a w ill r esu m e th e ex er cise of sov er eig n ty ov er Ma ca u a s of 2 0 Decem ber 1 9 9 9 . Ma ca u ,
a s a pa r t of th e ter r itor y of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a , w ill th er eu pon becom e a specia l a dm in istr a tiv e
r eg ion of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a a n d its for eig n a ffa ir s w ill be th e r espon sibility of th e People's Repu blic
of Ch in a .
Th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a is on e of th e fou n din g m em ber s of th e A sia Pa cific Telecom m u n ity .
Th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a h er eby decla r es th a t a s of 2 0 Decem ber 1 9 9 9 , th e Ma ca u
Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a m a y con tin u e to sta y in th e A sia Pa cific
Telecom m u n ity a s a n a ssocia te m em ber in th e n a m e o "Ma ca u , Ch in a " a s it still m eets th e essen tia l
r equ ir em en ts for su ch a m em ber sh ip."
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See a lso n ote 3 u n der “ Ch in a ” a n d n ote 1 u n der “ Por tu g a l” r eg a r din g Ma ca o in th e “ Histor ica l In for m a tion ”
section in th e fr on t m a tter of th is v olu m e.
2 .
Official Records of the Econom ic and Social Com m is s ion for As ia and the Pacific, Sixty-firs t Ses s ion, Supplem ent
No. 9 (E/5 7 8 6 ) p. 4 0 .
3 .Br u n ei Da r u ssa la m h a d been a dm itted a s a n a ssocia te Mem ber fr om 2 Ma r ch 1 9 8 1 . Upon becom in g a n
a ssocia te Mem ber , it h a d decla r ed th a t it w ish ed to be r eg a r ded a s h a v in g been a n a ssocia te m em ber of th e
A sia -Pa cific Telecom m u n ity w ith effect fr om 1 Ja n u a r y 1 9 8 0 , th e da te u pon w h ich it beca m e a fin a n cia l
con tr ibu tor .
4 .See n ote 2 u n der “ Ch in a ” a n d n ote 2 u n der “ Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d”
r eg a r din g Hon g Kon g in th e “ Histor ica l In for m a tion ” section in th e fr on t m a tter of th is v olu m e.
5 .W ith a decla r a tion of n on -a pplica tion to Niu e a n d Tokela u .
6 .A s a n a ssocia te m em ber .
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