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NICK CR548
1. IN MY TELNO.CREDA 88 AND MY LETTER OF 10 JUNE TO FARROW, I REFERRED TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS MISSION FOR OUR IMAGE IN THIS MARKET. DAVID NEWBIGGING
OF JARDINES WHO LED THE MISSION HAS JUST TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH
FIRM ENQUIRIES WERE PLACED FOR SIX EIGHT VESSELS THE PRICE
QUOTED BY BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS IS THE SAME FIGURE IN POUNDS
STERLING AS JAPANESE BUILDERS ARE QUOTING IN U.S DOLLARS, 1.E
THERE IS A DIFFERENTIAL OF APPROX FORTY PERCENT. MOREOVER HE
SUGGESTS THAT BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS ARE NOT ABLE TO MEET THE
REQUIRED DELIVERY DATES.
2. NEWBIGGING INFORMS ME THAT HE TELEXED THE MINISTER OF STATE, MR GERALD KAUFMAN, ON 24 JUNE ASKING FOR HIS INTERVENTION.
3. I AM BECOMING INCREASINGLY EMBARASSED BY MY INABILITY TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE EFFORTS WHICH ARE BEING MADE IN THE U.K TO RESPOND TO THE HONG KONG ENQUIRIES. GRATEFUL FOR EARLY RESPONSE IF POSSIBLE BY JULY 4 WHEN I HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH C.H
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CHINESE MANU FACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG
1. I met the delegation from the Chinese Manufacturers' Association on 8 June during their stay in London. They presented me with a plaque as well as a silver tray for The Queen and we had an hour-long discussion.
2. I attach a record of the main points. You might like to know that I agreed to meet the CMA again during my visit to Hong Kong this autumn if they so desired. I suggested that they might like to liaise with your
department nearer the time to fix a
convenient time and place.
(I will be in
touch with you later on about the timing of my next visit.)
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REGITRY No. 511
16 JUN 1977
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RECORD OF A MEETING HELD IN THE INDIA OFFICE'S COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ON 8 JUNE 1977 at 3.30 PM
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Mr LEE Jark-pui
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Mr LAU Man-wai
Mr LEE Ho-lap
Mr LEE Kui-nang Mr MOK Kang-ching Mr VONG Chi-keong Miss LEUNG Mei-oi Mr Webb-Johnson Mr Patrick Lau Mr Upton
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Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Government Office Hong Kong Government Office Hong Kong & General Department
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1. Mr Stewart accepted a silver tray on behalf of HM The Queen. Speaking for the delegation, Mr LEE`sent greetings to Her Majesty.
2. Mr Stewart thanked Mr LEE and the delegation and promised that their gift would be sent immediately to the Palace. He was sure that Her Majesty would be grateful.
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3. Mr LEE was concerned that the MFA renegotiations, and especially some of the EEC proposals, such as global quotas, would damage Hong Kong's trade prospects. He feared that some manufacturers in Hong Kong might move to, for example, Mauritius or Nigeria, who would have free access to EEC markets. He hoped that HMG would express Hong Kong's feelings and act to give Hong Kong a chance to trade fairly..
4. Mr Stewart said that the UK was powerless to change the fact that Hong Kong is now a high cost producer, in textiles especially. He had a function to represent Hong Kong's interests in Whitehall. He remained moderately hopeful that Hong Kong interests would be heeded in any new MFA agreement. Mr LEE insisted that Hong Kong was still heavily dependent on textiles and the entry of the UK into the EEC had not helped Hong Kong, especially with the ending of the Commonwealth Preference Agreement. Mr LEE said that the economy could not digest everything in a short time. He pointed to labour and social legislation enacted in the past 16 months. He asked that the different cultures and traditions of the majority of the population be taken into account.
5. Mr Stewart said that a good example of the newspapers giving a false impression concerned the question of 7 continuous days holiday with pay.
In fact more than 50% of firms gave more than 10 days and only 9% gave less than 7 days paid leave. The-law was, in most cases, purely a recognition of what was already happening.
6. Mr LEE said that his Association had been heavily involved with these negotiations and that the manufacturers did not quibble with the principle of 7 days, only that workers were obliged to take them
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