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Mr. Rippon's visit to Hong Kong
On some of the points set out in Mr. Tickell's minute of 30 September we are already doing what we can on Hong Kong's behalf. I have in mind in particular the question of whether Hong Kong should be a beneficiary under the scheme for generalised preferences; the efforts we are making to combat increasing protectionism in the United States; and admission of KLM to landing rights at Hong Kong.
2. I am not clear what functions Mr. Tickell envisages for a British Government Representative in Hong kong (paragraph 2 of his minute). Save in wartime (e.g. West Africa), I do not think we have ever had such a person in a Colony which had not reached so high a degree of responsible government that the Governor had no effective powers (e.g. the U.K. Commissioners in Singapore and Malta in the last stages before independence and the High Commissioner in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland). Even in de penaencies with a high degree of self-government and self-sufficiency (e.g. India under the Viceroys) such appointments were very rare. And, surely, rightly the Governor is appointed by the Secretary of State and is under his directions: is there really room for another representative of the Secretary of State, to deal "diplomatically" with the Governor on questions on which the Governor can and should submit his views and
receive his instructions direct?
J.R.G. Broaming
J.R.A. Bottomley
1 October, 1970
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Mr. Daunt
Sir C.O'Neill
Sir L. Monson
Mr. Ford
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