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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