CO Hum

SECRET & PERSONAL

Hong Kong Department

Foreign & Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

DEPARTMENT OF TRADEX TRANSPORT

SUNLEY HOUSE

90/93 HIGH HOLBORN

LONDON WC1V 6LP

Telephone: 01-405 6911 X 461

10 January 1984

HKKCAO/11

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

11 JAN 1784

Dear Hum,

FUTURE OF HONG KONG: SHIPPING

DESK OFFICER

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HKK In reply to your letter of 9 December, I attach a draft paper

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on shipping in Hong Kong after 1997 which develops the very general principles put forward by the Chinese. It is not very detailed but it covers all aspects relating to the shipping register and its administration, as well as the port, although I do not know enough about the "free port" status to develop this theme further.

I am not sure whether you are consulting John Henes in Shipping Policy separately about other aspects of shipping, e.g. cabotage, liner conferences, etc. These are only covered in the broadest terms in paragraph 7.

I hope this is alright as a start but please let me know if there are any other aspects which should be expanded.

Yours sincerely,

Worch

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