(A) EXPRESS SATISFACTION THAT THE MISSIONERS ACCEPTED THE EASIC THEME OF OUR REPORT THAT A MARKET EXISTS AND IS
WORTHY CF FURTHER EXAMINATION AND WELCOME AUDSLEY'S OFFER TO
EX AND USE OF TOOTALS SERVICES:
(B) POINT CUT THAT BECUASE OUR REFORT DID NOT SEEK TO COVER
WOOLLEN YARNS WHICH WAS NOT THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PARTICULAR EXERCISE, THE MISSION HAVE IDENTIFIED YET
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT NEEDS FOLLOWING UP:
(C) REMIND THE READER THAT HONG KONG'S MOVE UP MARKET
IS A WELL ESTABLISHED TREND THAT WILL LEAD TO INCREASING
PURCHASES OF QUALITY FABRIC (ESTIMATED BY REGAN AT 20 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL IE APPROX POUNDS STERLING 140 MILLION), THAT THE AMERICANS CLEARLY SEE THE OPPORTUNITY (SEE THE LITTLEWOOD
REPORT ON THE MERCHANDISING PLANS OF THE US CHINESE CORPORATION) AND THAT EVEN NOW IT IS NOT JUST THE JAPANESE, TAIWANESE, SOUTH
KOREANS AND AMERICANS WHO OUTSELL US IN THE WOVEN COTTON AND
MAN-MADE FIBRES MARKET BUT ALSO THE GERMANS, THE ITALIANS AND EVEN THE SWISS (SEE APPENDIX H OF OUR REPORT):
(D) PICK UP THE POINTS ABOUT SELLING THE BENEFITS OF OUTWARD
PROCESSING RELIEF TO UK IMPORTERS OF CLOTHING.
3. I ALSO SUGGEST THAT YOU SHOULD AVOID JOHN HARRISON'S
RATHER ODD REFERENCES TO THE POLITICAL MOTIVATION OF THE
HONG KONG INVITATION. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO DISCUSS WITH
GESB AND EIS THE FORM OF CIRCULATION FOR THE REPORT. 1
ASSUME THAT THE BRITISH TEXTILE CONFEDERATION WILL NOT
WITH IT TO BE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO FOREIGN COMPETITORS.
MARCH
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