CONFIDENTIAL
BRITAIN AND THE E.E.C.
CONSULTATIONS WITH HONG KONG OFFICIALS
38
30 232
RECEIVED IN
ARCHIVES No. 63
-1 AUGI70/
HWB 6/18
G.A.T.T.
1. Mr. Haddon-Cavo said that there were three aspects of the
G.A.T.T. problem:-
(i) because Britain was the metropolitan power and
(ii)
Hong Kong a Dependent Territory, Hong Kong had no
G.A.T.T. relationship with the U.K. by virtue of
Article XXIV(1) of G.A.T.
•
through Britain having accepted the G.A.T.T. on
Hong Kong's behalf, the latter had a G.A.T.T.
relationship with the Six, as separate Contracting
Parties to the G.A.T.T.; Britain, as the metropolitan
power, spoke for Hong Kong at G.A.T.T. meetings etc.
(iii)