CONFIDENTIAL
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Mr Hale (Co. molitics)
HONG KONG T. TILS
1. In connection with Sir Leslie Monson's minute of 10 January and two exchange of minutes between ir Kecule el [ourself on the legal aspects of discrimination in favour of Hong Kong, it seems to me
's case for preferential tra.tment
llowing arguments -
that
in based o
(a) When t.
the
(b)
(c)
a.
TT was drawn up 25 years ago
ding arrangelo to VE ong Kong no richt: in the United (in tion rket
ited Kingdom no culi. towards Kong Kong simply usc wus a te osient territory Ki tom and trude butnega k ami :0
"as regulat x i arzangements rei
mit
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the TT (which dealt
ces).
se
Kong ited tod Kidom ccordance
o in Annex
Co onrealth
Si ev 1959
1959 en restrictions on damp Kong's export cotton te tilus to the Lited
ure first introduc d lion; Kong's
S.1 Ch.
Pulover
i
o UK market Gave been
1 hittled away.
to immose a tari: cn cotton
to from the den O ealth was Cong Kong on the anderstinding
14 tive restrictions would be
(d) The decision to retain quotas as well as
to i pope the tavi.ï has created a double barrier in the way of access by Hong Kong exporters to the UK market.
13 January 1972
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Sir L Mo::son
Mr Wilford
E O Laind
Hong Kong Teportment
CONTA TETTEM