CONFIDENTIAL
Brief No. 3
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CONSULTATIONS WITH HONG KONG
23-25 NOVEMBER, 1970
Textiles - Cotton and Non-Cotton
Summary
Hong Kong's exports (para. 1)
Cotton Textiles
United Kingdom Quantitative Restrictions on imports from Hong Kong para. 2)
Present United Kingdon import quotas and proposed tariff from 1 January, 1972 (para. 3)
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Effects of the change from quota to tariff and Hong Kong's reactions to the proposal (paras. 4-7)
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BEC restrictions on cotton textile imports (paras. 8-9)
International Trade the Long Term Arrangement (para. 10)
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Non Cotton Textiles (Fan Made Fibres and Vool)
7)
United Kingdom and EEC tariffs on imports from Hong Kong (para. 11)
8) United States/Japan negotiations the US Trade Bill -
proposed GATT study on textiles (paras. 12 - 14)
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Hong Kong and the BBC cotton and non cotton textiles (paras. 15 16)
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