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To: His Excellency
Sir David Trench,GCMG,MC.
HONG KONG
..In Confidence
Type 1 +
From
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
2.
I have the honour to refer to the question of
relations between Her Majesty's Government and the,
Government of Hong Kong in matters of overseas rade.
For some years now it has been clear that the
interests of Hong Kong as a major exporter of
textiles, both cotton and non-cotton, are not necessarily the same as those of the United Kingdom which
itself
whe, although herself a substantial exporter, is primarily a major importer and domestic producer
of such goods.
3.
Relations in the field of cotton textiles have
evolved gradually over the years and cottons as
such no longer/present/problems.
I have now
decided that it would be in the interests of both
the United/Kingdom and Hong Kong if the Government
of Hong Kong were to exercise the same degree of independence of/action on non-cotton textiles as at present on cotton textiles: and I hereby give you
authority to act within the terms of this despatch.
Relations between Her Majesty's Government
and the government of Hong Kong in the field of
cotton/textiles are based on the provisions of the
"Heads of Agreement" negotiated in 1965/66 and
regarding international trade in cotton textiles on
the terms of the Long Term Arrangement (LTA). The
United Kingdom accepted the LTA on behalf of
/Hong.....