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for new products, so as to enable a market
for these to be established in favourable conditions. Once the market was cutablished, preference could presumably be withdrawn.
is egards new proud This saggestion might well be covered by the proposed arrangement for a system of general') preferences for less developed countries now under discussion in 0.3.3.D. (mura praph 6 bel.01). was generally thought
appeared 7
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It calf that, any request for special treatment for Hong Kong by the enlarged
Community was likely to encourage the 3ix to
seek protection from Hong Kong competition in various ways, e.g. by the adoption of a
stringent market disruption clause and/or severe origin criteria.
5. It
appeared
cond that the effect of U.K. entry into the Community of Hong Kong's rights under the G.A..T. should be carefully studied, The preliminary British view was that these rights would be unaffected; but a definitive opinion would be given later and would cover,
the following questions.
(1) Would Britain's access as such affect Nong Kong's 9.A.T.T. Mignons à vis the Six?
affected subscdently, when n
f11 cemic ani
bad faired
within the enlarged dommunity,