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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 741 OF 17 AUGUST 1972 INFO FRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PLEASE PASS) RECEIVED IN
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FOLLOWING IS LIST OF SUBJECTS WE WOULD WISH TO RAISE WITH MR RIPPON OVER WORKING LUNCH AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE :
(1) THE FUTURE OF THE GPS IN THE ENLARGED COMMUNITY AND HONG KONG'S POSITION IN IT IN THE LICHT OF THE PHASING OUT OF
COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE.
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(2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY OF THE ENLARGED COMMUNITY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE FUTURE OF THE FRENCH DISCRIMINATORY IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON HONG KONG PRODUCTS.
(3) THE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEALING WITH HONG KONG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AFTER BRITISH ACCESSION
E.G. WOULD HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES STILL BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE COMMISSION? SHOULD CLEAR CHANNEL DE ESTABLISHED THROUGH WHICH HONG KONG CAN LIAISE WITH HMG ON ANY DIFFICULTIES IT HAS WITH REGARD TO ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY?),
4) THE SIZE AND ORGANISATION OF THE BRITISH PRESENCE IN BRUSSELS (E.G. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE AND BRITISH STAFF IN THE COMMISSION AND THE SECRETARIAT OF THE C OF M). THIS COULD ALSO HAVE SOME BEARING ON (3) IN RELATION TO THE KIND OF ACCESS HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVES MAY
HAVE TO THE BRITISH PERMANENT REPRESENTATION.
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