Talking Foints
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Hong Kong and the EC
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2.
Delighted to be here.
Our ties are exceptionally close. The purpose of my
visit is to assure myself that I fully understand your problems
and your aspirations in the context of our application for
membership of the DC. I have not come to negotiate, nor to
make promises. I know that you have always had a clear
understanding of the difficulties that our membership of the
EEC might bring and, I trust, the very great opportunities
also.
3.
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What I want is to hear from you your views on what would
be the likely difficulties facing your phenomenal economy, and
how you think those difficulties might be met or mitigated.
Association
.4. There seems to be very little likelihood of the Six
agreeing to associated status for Hong Kong. In the 1961-3
negotiations, as you know, they considered association to be
inappropriate for you; and we have no evidence that they have
changed or are likely to change their minds on this.
C.E.T.
5. This means that, unless specific provisions can be made,
Britain would have to apply the CPT in full to your exports at
the end of whatever transitional period we can ourselves secure.
/of course,
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