most serious, of holders of acceptable foreign certificates.
A proposal of this sort could be put into effect under
existing legislation without the objections mentioned above.
9. This proposal, together with our moves towards meeting
Hong Kong's wishes on equipment acceptance, should go a
good way to meet the Colony's difficulties without the
need to take more radical steps which would involve us in
the objections mentioned. I should be glad to know whether
you approve before we go back to the Hong Kong Administra-
tion. Officials of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
have been consulted and are content.
10. I am sending copies of this minute to the Foreign
Secretary and to the Secretary of State for Trade and
Industry.