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pursue this aim (of eliminating discrimination
against Hong Kong) both before enlargement in our
technical contacts on the adaptation of our scheme
to that of the Community and after enlargement in
the annual reviews in which we shall participate as
(BRUSSELS Telegram CODER 1) the
Совет full members.
"In a further telegram¡to the
Governor dated 2 February 1971, Mr Rippon repeated
this, and expressed confidence that there would be
"good opportunities" to work for the objective of
non-discrimination, and that we would take advantage
of them.
4.
Before this Sir Con O'Neill had expressed the
view, in his telegram from Brussels (No CODEL 18) of
12 January 1971, that ... 11 acceptance at this stage
of the Community offer would in no sense close the
door to subsequently improving Hong Kong's access
the enlarged Community under the scheme. It will
of course be necessary for us to discuss at a later
stage with the Community the technical adaptations to
this scheme that will be necessary to take account
of its extension to an enlarged Community. And they
themselves have referred to the annual examinations
of the Community scheme which will take place and in
which we shall participate after enlargement as full
members of the Community. Both these procedures
should provide much better opportunities than are
offered at the present to influence the Community
scheme in a way helpful to Hong Kong."
(B) Implications for HK of Adaptation
5. We are committed (Protocol 23 of the Treaty of
Accession) to align with the EEC's GSP as from
/1 January 1974
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