12.

We have also used some of the glen lek____ dore what we can to ensure that Hong Kong, legitimate the Aptos at Kinisterini lnvei

nards for oit supplies are taken into account, although pako special appangapato to gyly-tion Honu witi oj

um cominst of course isolate Has Many from the general wolid The Prime Hinister personally spoke to theik Yamasi

Station anal.

about this, Perhaps most important of all, at some

cost to our relations with the Chinese, we have given

them no encouragement to pursue the proposal of

establishing a Chinese Representative in Hong Kong.

which may

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13. There is a further range of issues

not be common knowledge, where HMG has gone to

considerable lengths to resist domestic pressures to

maintain a balanced policy in the interests of Hong

Kong. HMG has not acceded to strong demands from the

UK knitwear and cutlery industries for better

protection against imports, particularly imports from

Hong Kong. Suggestions (both from UK industry and from

some of our Community partners) that there should be

comprehensive controls on clothing imports have also

been resisted.

The

14. The relationship between Britain and Hong Kong

depends on mutual confidence. It sine depends o

willingnego on both sides to make concessionE

decision that a Japanese bid for the mass transit

contract has been preferred to the very carefully

prepared offer made by the Anglo-Italian consortium

was a profound disarvoin mort to the UK.

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