會協商工英中港香
THE HONG KONG AssociATION. ASSOCIATION.
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DOLMIR LONDON E.C.2
-8 JUN 1967
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54, OLD BROAD STREET,
LONDON, E.C. 2.
HJC/OMR
Mrs. Judith Hart, M.P., Minister of State,
Commonwealth Affairs, Church House,
Great Smith Street, LONDON, S.W.1.
Dear Minister,
7th June, 1967
Thank you for so courteously receiving representatives of The Hong Kong Association on Friday last, June 2nd, and for your great interest in the affairs of the Colony. May I reaffirm our pleasure, which I am sure is shared by our friends in Hong Kong, with the content of your statement in the House on Thursday, June 1st, and your Answers to the Questions arising therefrom.
You asked that an Aide Memoire be sent to you regarding the effect of the disturbances on Hong Kong trade and on the need to take all possible steps for the restoration of confidence in its ability to fulfil its commercial obligations. This has relevance not only in this country, but also in all Hong Kong's overseas markets.
It is within the knowledge of our members that a number of orders which had been placed with Hong Kong have been cancelled, although we are unable to say what this represents as a proportion of normal trade. There has also been some cancellation of orders for United Kingdom exports. Most of Hong Kong's exports are consumer goods, and as such, a very large proportion of them are made against orders placed in accordance with seasonal demands. A consequence of this is that the orders will not