This agreement is special for one reason, in that it is the first binding customs co-operation agreement we have negotiated as a separate customs territory since reunification. 這份協(xié)議具有特別意義,原因是這是香港回歸祖國后,以獨立關(guān)稅區的身分進(jìn)行談判而達成的第一份具有約束力的海關(guān)合作協(xié)議。