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Anguilla, and notes that the staging of the seminar in a Non-Self-Governing
Territory for the first time as well as a town hall meeting between the people of
Anguilla and the Special Committee during the seminar contributed to its success;
3.
Calls upon the administering Power and all States, organizations and
United Nations agencies to continue to assist the Territory in social and economic
development;
III
Bermuda
Noting the results of the independence referendum held on 16 August 1995,
and conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties of the Territory on
the future status of the Territory,
1.
Calls upon the administering Power to continue to work with the
Territory for its socio-economic development;
2.
Welcomes the agreement reached in June 2002 between the United States
of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the
Territory formally transferring the former military base lands to the territorial
Government, and the provision of financial resources to address some of the
environmental problems;
3.
Welcomes also the convening in the Territory in March 2003 of an
international conference on conservation in overseas territories and other small
island States, which included governmental and non-governmental organizations to
address issues of common concern;
IV
British Virgin Islands
Taking note of the steps currently being taken to review the Constitution with
the aim of modernizing it,
Noting that the Territory continues to emerge as one of the world’s leading
offshore financial centres, and that the financial services sector is becoming the
cornerstone of the Government’s recurrent budget,
Noting also the need for continued cooperation between the administering
Power and the territorial Government in countering drug trafficking and moneylaundering,
Noting further that the Territory commemorated its annual British Virgin
Islands-United States Virgin Islands Friendship Day on 31 May 2003 in Charlotte
Amalie, St. Thomas,
Requests the administering Power, the specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system and all financial institutions to continue
to provide the Territory with assistance for socio-economic development and the
development of human resources, bearing in mind the vulnerability of the Territory
to external factors;
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