BEING METED OUT TO US AND ABOUT THE DISREGARD OF OUR RIGHTS UNDER
THE MFA, THE ANWER IS MOST CERTAINLY YES.
MR T S LO: THERE WAS SOME MISUNDERSTANDING, I WAS ASKING WITH
REGARD TO THE SECOND OBJECTIVE LISTED IN THE ANSWER WHICH SAYS IT
WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVE TO ENSURE THAT HM GOVERNMENT WAS
AWARE OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE COMMISSION'S NEGOTIATING
MANDATE FOR OUR GROWTH PROSPECTS AND FOR OUR NEGOTIATING
POSITION VIS-A-VIS OTHER IMPORTING COUNTRIES: WAS THE GOVERNMENT
SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING HM GOVERNMENT AWARE OF THIS ?
FINANCIAL SECRETARY : I AM SURE THAT WE DID PENETRATE IN AN
INTELLECTUAL SENSE AND CERTAINLY WE PENETRATED IN AN ARGUMENTATIVE SENSE, BUT AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE THERE WAS NOT A PARALLEL
POLITICAL WILL WHICH WAS NECESSARY, OF COURSE, IF AN INTELLECTUAL
AND DEBATING ARGUMENT WAS TO WIN THE DAY.
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