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company which wishes to manufacture in Britain itself.
We would wish to encourage you to look to the United
Kongdom as a springboard to wider markets.
The service sector of our economy remains strong
too.
Last year saw a record total of more than
£26 billions invisible receipts. Our invisibles
sector contributes £150 million net surplus each month
to our balance of payments. Invisible income should
even grow, with rising investment overseas.
The British economy is on the move again. What
does all this mean for Hong Kong/UK trade?
As our
economy picks up so we can expect to import more.
That is already starting to happen. It is a reflection
of normal economic forces.
We offer a large and attractive market. It is also a
market which is much freer of restrictions than people
sometimes argue. The proportion of manufactured
imports able to enter Britain entirely duty free is now
almost 80%: it was less than one-third in 1960.
Admittedly the influence of our membership of the
Community is strong in that comparison. But it does
not bear out allegations of creeping, let alone
galloping, protectionism.
A lip reader looking round this audience would no doubt
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