11 April 1983
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Mr Ray Whitney (Wycombe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what trading benefits Hong Kong gains from its status as a dependent territory of the United Kingdom.
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MR DOUGLAS HURD
As a British Dependent Territory, Hong Kong is represented
on the British Delegation to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade. By virtue of this, it also participates in the Multi-Fibre
Arrangement. Where the United Kingdom is a member of international
commodity agreements, these can be extended to include Hong Kong.