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to abolish the death sentence in the Colony - a policy
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majority of public opinion there.
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8. Yet another issue where our interests is in Componentes's Generation aft
Schene of Preferences) relation to the ED preferences scheme which we are (6SP)
sture to stign due to enforce from 1 January 4974 which will have-the-
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fields of Hong Kong exports, in favour of the Colony's Soncin
The political competitors and against the Colony, Not only will they
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confidence with this Kong could be serious. have lost Comment
Preference; but we shall be bobed to me stogly that
rafeing an additiqnal barrier against their trade in Others, such as the Indians are poten
textiles and footyear. Roper Questions which
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are important to them. But this ean be justified to the Colony and may have to I the fit
recommend that this matter must be raised again Britain asaist its own Colony is a different fand
Brussels. We may not win there, put we must at leas more menous matter which paraps we should
we should have be geen to have tried to defend their interest. repantel in Brussel
sted t ٢ 4. Air services agreements in which Britain gains
controth's handsomely by having disposal of landing rights at
Hong Kong gift (while paying nothing for the
be rear themade building or maintenance of the facilities at Kai Tak)
another bone of contention. In the context of the
EEC negotiations we decided for political reasons
that it was in the United Kingdom interest to permit
KLM a service to Hong Kong. Now SAS want a similar
service and the Hong Kong Government regard it as
very much in their interest that it should be granted.
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But this is opposed, on civil aviation grounds where it
is held that it would not be in the UK interest.
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