CONFIDENTIAL
CONSULTATIONS WITH HONG KONG OFFICIALS
SECOND SESSION: 23 NOVEMBER at 3.30 p.m.
UK Delegation
Present:
Hong Kong Delegation
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Sir C. O'Neill
FCO
Kr. J. A. Ford
Mr. N. Statham
Sir David Trench
Sir J. Cowperthwaite
Governor
Mr. R. G. Britten
Kr. 3. C. Laird
Mr. P. Haddon-Cave
Mr. A. H. Brind
Mr. G. F. Kinnear
Mr. J. Cater
r. M. Perceval
Mr. G. R. Denman
DTI
Mr. J. R. D. Gildea
Mr. D. Sellers
Mr. M. J. Woodhead
Miss V. Evans
Mr. D. Jones
Dr. Rostowski
ODA
Mr. Gilhooly
Mr. D. H. Hannay, UKDel DC,
Brussels
Mr. P. Dodge
Financial
Secretary
Deputy Financial
Secretary
Director of
Commerce and Industry
HK Government
Office London
HK Government
Representative
Geneva
HK Government
Representative Brussels
Si David Trench
asked if there had been any recent developments on the position of Hong Kong in the context of the ERC negotiations. Sir C, O'Neill said that the question of Hong Kong had come up frequently at meetings in Brussels at Deputy level. A Working Group had been set up consisting
of representatives of the Six and of the Commission. This had begun to work out some ideas in relation to Hong Kong and the latest position was reported in Codel telegram No.229 of 19 November, which the Hong Kong delegation would have seen.
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Sir David Trench said that the aim of the Hong Kong Government was to see that the territory did not end up with terms worse than those given to her competitors. They hoped that the UK would not abandon the application for associate status under Part IV of the Treaty of Rome. He also thought
/that there
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