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REGISTRY N-52
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TO IMMEDIATE BRUSSELS TELNO 10 OF 8 AUGUST INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FOR KIDD) (F CO PLEASE PASS).
FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNSELLOR (HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS).
E E C: GSP,
YOUR TELNO 52.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, ONLY FRANCE AND IRELAND MAINTAIN UNILATERAL RESTRICTIONS AGAINST IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG. HOWEVER AS INDICATED IN MY MEMORANDUM NO 99, I FEEL IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR HONG KONG TO PROVIDE TRAN WITH FIGURES RELATING TO THESE RESTRICTIONS. THESE RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO HONG KONG ALONE, WE HAVE ALSO OUR DOUBTS ON HOW UP-TO-DATE WE ARE ON THESE RESTRICTIONS. THE IRISH RESTRICTIONS AS NOTIFIED BY THE E E C TO THE TSB DIFFER FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD THEM TO BE. THE FRENCH, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO ALLOW IMPORTS IN OVER AND ABOVE THEIR NOMINAL QUOTA LEVELS WHEN IT SUITED THEM
2. WE ARE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PROVIDE A LIST OF PRINCIPAL EXPORTERS OF MANUFACTURED GOODS FROM HONG KONG TO THE E E C: OUR EXPORT STATISTICS ARE COLLATED ON A COMMODITY BASIS.
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