Confidential
S/o lettor
Sir A. Snelling, K.C.M.G.,
K.C.V.O.,
ofoGovernant House,
Hong Kong.
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Shortly before your departure you asked me for
guidance on the presentation of Common Market issues in Hong Kong. We have looked carefully ab Brief lo.&.l. and consider that, in general, it will serve the Secretary of State's purpose in liong Kong.
But we have
some suggestions, particularly on the talking points for use with the Governor and Officials, and these I set out
below.
2.
The talking points for use with the public provide the sort of general background which it is useful to put over in the Colony. first paragraph needs somG amendment to take secount of the fact that liong kong is the last port of call and haa no Ministers, We think that reference to particular local problems (para.8) should be brief. The last sentence of paragraph 11 migh be slightly warmed up with an allusion to Hong Kong's
Our suggestions on these interest in the Kennedy Round.
paragraphs are at Armex 'A'.
3. These talking points for use with the public will, of course, provide the meat of what the S. of 5. will. - have to say to inofficial members of the Legislative and Executive Councils and to the Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Industries and Chinese Manufacturers. Association”. But it seems to us that in discussing local problems the S. of S. should be prepared to go further with these influential members of the community who in various ways, either as individuals or as member: of the organisations named, play a considerable part in
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