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When he was in London in April, Haddon-Cave, Financial Secretary, of Hong Kong Governors, the question of Hong Kong's GATT relationship with the UK and with the DEC following Tritish on try.
2. This is a real and complex problem. As you know,
Himnugh the UK at present Hong Kong enjoys a GAP relationship/indi- vidually with each of the present six members of the Community and the other three applicant countries.
and gifticle 24(1), ent view of the constitutional link Hong Kong has no such
relationship with the United Kingdom.
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The view of the
Legal Advisers is that there will be no chance in the
In relation to the GAST as a result
really
present juridical rosition following our admission. A different case would arise were the PC itself to
hecome a contracting party, either in addition or
the view the legal of in instead of its member states. Put this would nred, an
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amendment to the GATT and could be framed to take
account of the special position of Hong Kong.
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