HOFO027/30
PP TI
RR FCO
GPS 200
NO DISTRIBUTION
ADVANCE COEY
HOLHKIOD
HD TRED
HO/EID(2)
188
EN CLAIR
FM BTC HONG KONG 300933Z
182
UNCLASSIFIED
3x
[DII]
TO PRIORITY DTI TELNO CREDA 146 OF 30 NOVEMBER INFO FCO (FOR GOODFELLOW (HKIOD) FINLAYSON (EPD) AND FITZHERBERT (EID)).
FOR MISS LOWNES C AND T DIVISION AND COHEN (CRE 2) FROM ASTON.
G.S.P.
MY CREDA 144 OF 28 NOVEMBER REFERS.
PA
7.
2. TODAY'S PRESS CARRIES TEXT OF LETTER FROM CHAIRMAN OF HONG KONG
COTTON SPINNER'S ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF 10 TEXTILE ORGANISATIONS
AGAIN STRESSING THE DAMAGE WHICH THEY FEAR WILL RESULT FROM
INTRODUCTION OF EEC GSP QUOTE RESULTING IN A SQUEEZE VIS-A-VIS THE UK MARKET WHICH WILL BE ESPECIALLY ONEROUS AND BECOME PRACTICALLY PUNITIVE IF THE COMMUNITY'S DISCRIMINATORY MEASURE IS NOT CHANGED IN TIME UNQUOTE. LETTER QUOTE URGENTLY IMPLORES THAT VERY PROMPT MOVES ON THE PART OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT BE MADE TO AFFORD THE NEEDED RELIEF UNQUOTE.
3. CHINESE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED DISAGREEMENT WITH SOME OF THE POINTS MADE IN THE REPLY TO THE
PETITION AND HAVE URGED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS THE
QUESTION OF PREFERENCE QUOTE URGENTLY SO AS TO ALLEVIATE THE ADVERSE IMPACT OF DISCRIMINATION UNQUOTE.
4. BEFORE HE LEFT FOR LONDON ON 28 NOVEMBER JORDAN IN RESPONSE
TO A SUGGESTION BY DR S Y CHUNG THAT HONG KONG'S CIVIL SERVANT'S
LOYALTIES WERE DIVIDED - GAVE ASSURANCE THAT HE HAD NO INHIBITIONS
THAT WOULD MAKE HIM FEEL OBLIGED TO PULL HIS PUNCHES.
ASTON
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SENT AT 30/1016Z RD